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261699 Kevin Wilkinson <kevinpatrickwilkinson@g...> 2017‑02‑17 Re: Maine Axe making historical film about 8 mins long
I did a search on Bing for: granfours axe making

Two videos that popped up:

Quickie run through
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=granfours+axe+making&view=detail&mi
d=5F5E827EE39E0753C4755F5E827EE39E0753C475&FORM=VIRE">http://www.bing.com/videos
/search?q=granfours+axe+making&view=detail&mid=5F5E827EE39E0753C4755F5E827EE39E0
753C475&FORM=VIRE

More in depth.
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=granfours+axe+making&view=detail&mi
d=A77852116E57FB20EA30A77852116E57FB20EA30&FORM=VIRE">http://www.bing.com/videos
/search?q=granfours+axe+making&view=detail&mid=A77852116E57FB20EA30A77852116E57F
B20EA30&FORM=VIRE

On Thu, Feb 16, 2017 at 8:57 PM, Claudio DeLorenzi 
wrote:

> http://www.folkstreams.net/pub/FilmPage.php?title=312
>
> The above video is about the last hand forged axe making outfit (Pioneer
> Axe Co) in small town Maine in the early 1960's, taken a few months before
> it too went under.  I'm interested in smithing, so I was interested.
>   Check out how highly skilled craftsmen worked to make axes.
> They worked pretty hard for very crappy pay (by 1962 standards).  (The
> chief guy apparently went elsewhere to get twice as much money to sweep
> floors).
>   OSHA would freak re safety.
> Cheers from Waterloo
> Claudio
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