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stevewales
11 February 2016 at 3:24 pm #134707

Hi Ballinger,
as you probably know already, that video is part of a series shot in 1980, called ‘Hands’ – to preserve on film some of the trad crafts here in Ireland.
There are others posted on daily motion, but I’m not too sure about CopyRight.
There is a website — hands (DOT) ie
That seems to be an ‘Official’ site for selling DVD’s of the series.

The LEITRIM CHAIR episode is well worth watching. It’s a rustic ‘stick’ chair made with just Axe, Saw, Spokeshave, Chisel and Froe(plus Beetle)

until about 5yrs ago I lived in Monasteraden village – where John Surlis (the Craftsman lived – he passed in 2013) — No chairs or wood craft anymore.