People 

 Oct 24 2023

Tapping into Nature's Sweetness - A Maple Syrup Story

Embark on a voyage with the International Wood Culture Society (IWCS) in "Tapping into Nature&#

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 May 22 2023

Longan Wood Carving Artist Huang Qingluan (China)

Longan Wood Carving belongs to one of the four major wood carvings in China.  It is the most re

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 Mar 31 2023

Musical Bow by Timbiri Winsey (Burkina Faso) & Group Performance with Traditional Instruments

Timbiri WINSEY is a renowned musician from Burkina Faso. He plays a variety of musical instruments,

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 Oct 23 2022

Longshuncheng - Inheritor of Century-old Jingzuo Furniture - II

"Longshuncheng" is a century-old brand well-known in Beijing. The origin of its history ca

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 Sep 25 2022

Longshuncheng - Inheritor of Century-old Jingzuo Furniture - I

"Longshuncheng" is a century-old brand well-known in Beijing. The origin of its history ca

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 Aug 31 2022

Inheritance of Ingenuity Interview with Duan Guoliang, a Master of Jianchuan Woodcarving

Jianchuan woodcarving originated in the Tang and Song Dynasties and has a history of more than a tho

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 Jul 12 2022

In Memory of Garry Knox Bennett

The video reveals the early background and life of Garry and the training he had in art school and h

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 May 25 2022

Jinghu

Jinghu is the main accompaniment instrument of traditional Chinese opera Peking Opera, and is also a

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 Mar 28 2022

A Tribute to Garry Knox Bennett

The video reveals the early background and life of Garry and the training he had in art school and h

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 Mar 28 2022

A Colorful Life

The video shows the early background and life of Garry, also the training Garry had in art school an

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 Dec 27 2021

The Brazilian Woodcarver - Panta Tavares

Born in the cultural town of northeast Brazil - Juazeiro do Norte, state of Ceara. Panta had an unea

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 Oct 26 2021

Jon Brooks Studio Furniture Maker

"My artwork is about collaboration with nature, using naturally formed hardwood, which is found

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 Sep 27 2021

PANAFEST - A Ghana Cultural Event

The Pan African Historical Theatre Project now known as PANAFEST is a cultural event held in Ghana e

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 Aug 24 2021

Alex Sefah Twerefour, a Renowned Woodcarver from Ghana

Alex Sefah Twerefour is one of the renowned woodcarvers in Ghana. He has over 43 years experience in

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 Jul 28 2021

Garry Knox Bennett Studio Furniture Maker

In Alameda, California, Garry Knox Bennett (born October 8, 1934) is an American woodworker, furnitu

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 Jul 28 2021

A Selection of Traditional Woodturning

The video contains several traditional woodturning in the world presented by the International Wood

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 Jul 28 2021

Hooped Wooden Barrel Maker - Bao Mingpei

Wooden buckets have a long history. Since ancient times, wooden buckets have been necessities in peo

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 Jun 28 2021

Hooped Wooden Barrel Maker - Bao Mingpei (promo)

Wooden buckets have a long history. Since ancient times, wooden buckets have been necessities in peo

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 Jun 02 2021

Senufo's Woodcarving in Ivory Coast

The World Wood Day Foundation's film crew visited famous Senufo's family woodcarvers. They a

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 May 10 2021

Tadao Arimoto

  Tadao Arimoto is a woodworker currently running a workshop in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he

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 Jan 26 2021

Brian Ferrell

Brian Ferrell is a creator of sculpturally functional livingware, originally from Greensburg Pennsyl

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 Dec 27 2020

Traditional Bowl Turner in the UK - Robin Wood

In the Middle Ages of Europe, the wooden bowl was one of the common tablewares used on the dining ta

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 Sep 27 2020

Craftsmanship & Artistry of Habanos Storage: Cuban Made Humidor

Cuban crafter Neury Santana Ges is a self-taught artisan. He belongs to the Cuban Association of Art

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 Sep 17 2020

Making a Nepali Drum with Shekhar Kulu Nepali

Shekhar Kulu Nepali is a professional Nepali drum maker living in Kathmandu, Nepal. In this demonstr

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 Sep 16 2020

Brian Newell, Studio Furniture Maker

Brian Newell is a studio furniture maker based in Fort Bragg, California, USA. At the age of eight,

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 Jul 17 2020

Alumiozo Caririzeiro from Ceara, Brazil

Music group from Juazeiro do Norte, state of Ceará. Formed by talented musicians Difreitas, A

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 Jul 03 2019

Mira Nakashima

Interview with Mira Nakashima, daughter of George Nakashima, father of the American craft movement.

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 Apr 28 2019

Studio Furniture Maker Michael Hurwitz

Michael Hurwitz is a Studio Furniture Maker based in Philadelphia. In this video he talks about his

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 Oct 28 2018

Eduardo Córdova Reyes - Cuban Percussionist

In 1982 Eduardo Córdova Reyes graduated from the National School of Art Instructors of Cuba;

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 May 31 2018

Wendell Castle - Father of the Art Furniture Movement

Wendell Castle was an internationally renowned artist from Rochester. He’s also known as the f

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 May 24 2018

Mr. Brog - A passion towards Pipe-making

"Mr. Brog" is the largest manufacturers of wooden pipe in Poland. The pipes produced by &q

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 Feb 26 2018

Surrender - Burning Man 2017

This film delves into what Oscar Wilde once said using a cultural approach, "It seems to me tha

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 May 18 2017

Making Trees Live Again

A story of Jan Pawlikowski, a successful and passionate luthier, who has been working with wood for

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 May 18 2017

WOODLAND PIONEERS

'Woodland Pioneers' follows the trainees and apprentices of the Bill Hogarth MBE Memorial Ap

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 May 11 2017

Wooden Made

A life spent in woodworking. More than a lifestyle, a way of living. Shot in southern Brazil, this i

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 May 11 2017

A Simple Man

How can the human being overcome difficulties of life? Here is a humble example: a man who found in

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 May 07 2017

Marry Dunsmore- birdhouse builder

Mary Dunsmore is an avid birdhouse builder and wood-worker. Working with wood for Mary means a lot m

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 May 07 2017

The Wood, the Whale, and the Sane

A story of wooden whales, a seatime cemetery and splintered hands. Sebastià is one of only a

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 Jan 04 2017

Santa Cruz Wood Sculpting

A Santa Cruz wood sculptor, Gary Stevens seeks to get the form to work with what’s naturally o

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 Jul 20 2016

Documentary Tour in Nepal

Nepal is a multiethnic country, including more than 59 indigenous groups which constitutes 40% of it

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 Jul 04 2016

Dream Builder - Flying and Dog Sled

“Wisdom comes as a result of dealing with mistakes,” Willis said. Retired as a pilot fro

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 Jun 06 2016

2015 AAW Symposium Pittsburgh

Woodturning is more than crafting; making things out of wood on a lathe can be experienced as relaxi

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 May 31 2016

A Run for the Perfect Bowl - Dale Larson

Dale Larson is a retired police officer lives in Gresham, in western Oregon, USA. He has been turnin

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 May 18 2016

The Wood Spirit

In the Northern Wisconsin, USA, there is a family named Stone Dahl who live a simple and self-sustai

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 May 18 2016

RETURN - Maker of Native American Style Flutes

Dennis Stubbs, the Arizona woodturner that was once a fervent collector of flutes, enjoys playing hi

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 May 18 2016

Wood and Steel

Carlos llerena Aguirre creates large woodcuts for the Biennale of Printmaking for Large Format in Ve

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 May 17 2016

Hollowoods

A portrait of the joys and challenges of working with burl and other native woods, through the eyes

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 May 17 2016

The Sticksmith

Dave is a coppice worker, leading and educating his community into more substantial and nature frien

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 May 17 2016

Five-Hundred and Three and Counting

Five-hundred and three guitars on, Jonny Kinkead continues to pursue his craft with a seemingly undu

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 May 17 2016

Kaimanu

Chad Kaimanu Jackson was born and raised on the Central Coast of California. At a young age, Chad

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 May 17 2016

Benoit and the Trees

A short look into the world of Benoit Bergeron, carpenter, sculptor and tree lover.

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 May 17 2016

Man Who Build Extreme Parks in Siberia

This is the story of a person who promotes extreme culture in distant Siberia, building sk

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 May 17 2016

Okkyum Kim

Okkyum Kim is an award-winning violin maker who believes that he creates new life with each violin,

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 May 17 2016

Wood'n'Soul

How Wood is transformed into Music, one of the highest expressions of Human Soul: the special relati

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 May 17 2016

34 Years A Wood Artist

Artist David Scott has spent 34 years making beautiful wood furniture.

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 May 17 2016

The Birdman

Tom Nilsson is a carpenter who loves woodcarving on his spare time.

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 May 17 2016

The Hurdy Gurdy Maker

Please meet Kurt Reichmann. He is a hurdy gurdy maker from Frankfurt, Germany. His passion to build

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 May 17 2016

The Balancing Man

An optical fiber field engineer living in rural New England finds balance and connection in the old

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 May 17 2016

Purpose - full

"I just feel good to be able to make things, help people, and bring happiness to them." St

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 May 17 2016

The American Archtop

Archtop guitar builder Dale Unger explains why wood is so important to the making of fine instrument

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 May 17 2016

Crafting 21st Century Toys

justyna and matas are on a quest to make the perfect toy for children. something that bridges the ga

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 May 17 2016

Trust in the Wood

Artist Rita Dee of Bennington, VT uses driftwood to translate her love of horses into larger than li

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 May 17 2016

The Woodman

David is a man who has spent his entire life working with wood. This might seem like nothing out of

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 May 17 2016

Ingrained

Steven Lane is a woodworking artist, from New Zealand, with a unique approach to gathering the mater

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 May 17 2016

Garden State Surf

Jimmy Smith grew up in a small town located in the middle of New Jersey's great Pine Barrens. Hi

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 Aug 17 2015

Mexicas - Recovery of Music and Culture

The Aztecs (Mexicas) has one of the most remarkable stories in world history. Fearless warriors buil

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 May 08 2015

Follow the Dream - Richard Yates

Chewton, a town north west of Melbourne, is known for the gold rush back in the 1850s. Even though t

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 Apr 21 2015

Modern Life, Traditional Heart - Indigenous Australians in Transition

The celebration of indigenous cultures is lively in the northeastern part of Australia that a large

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 Mar 12 2015

Sam Maloof - My Last Days

Sam Maloof is “America's most renowned contemporary furniture craftsman” and People

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 Feb 03 2015

Mr. Mohammad Mohammadzadeh and His Wood Art

The 71-year-old woodcarver, Mr. Mohammad Mohammadzadeh, developed his interest in woodcarving at the

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 Jan 09 2015

Rotorua

Rotorua is a city located south of the Lake Rotorua, the second largest lake in the North Island of

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 Jan 08 2015

The Far North District

The Far North District includes the northern tip of the North Island, New Zealand. Located in Waipou

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 Nov 27 2014

The Traditional Pinyon Pine Nut Picking of the Navajo

The pinyon pine nut, a popular snack food of the native American Navajo people, savory after roasted

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 Nov 27 2014

Olguin's Sawmill

  Adobe is also known as the southwest style of house in the U.S.. The houses are made of cl

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 Nov 27 2014

A Pueblo Drum Maker - Red Bird

Drum is a crucial element in the American Native culture; they communicate with the nature, ancestor

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 Nov 27 2014

The Black Ash Basket Maker

Mike Benedict, an experienced Native American ash basket artist, talks of how he began to acquire th

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 Nov 06 2014

Mandolin Maker

Florence is famous for its history of being the financial center during the medieval period. It is a

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 Nov 04 2014

Laboratorio di Restauro del Fortepiano

Hidden behind a small grey door is a not-so-ordinary workshop run by three craftswomen. This is wher

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 Oct 24 2014

The Exploration and Restoration of Ohlone Indian Culture

Ohlone Tribe, a Native American People lived in California coast from San Francisco Bay through Mont

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 Oct 15 2014

Seri - People Live by the Desert and Sea

(*Correction: At 30:27, the name of the International NGO in this video is Ocean Revolution.) &nb

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 Aug 29 2014

Bruno Barbon, the Antique-Woodcarver and Restorer

Burno Barbon is a carver, a restorer, and an artist. Growing up in old workshops, Mr. Barbon has bee

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 Jul 05 2014

Turning across Borders

With a nice outcome from AAW's San Jose meeting, IWCS was honored to have Terry Martin as a gues

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 Feb 20 2014

Presence of a Maestro - Alain Mailland

Alain Mailland is a renowned French woodturner with such skilled talent in creating fanciful wood ar

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 Oct 01 2013

Uilleann Pipe Maker

Uilleann Pipes has been long known for the symbolic instrument of Irish music. The word "Uillea

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 Sep 23 2013

A Chessboard Master in Nagoya - Makoto Kuroda

Nagoya is in the west part of Aichi prefecture. It is located in the Chubu region between Tokyo and

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 Jun 12 2013

A Spark Ignited - Irish Carpenter and Sustainable Woodland Management

Eoin Donnelly, a carpenter and project coordinator in the Irish National Heritage Park, often demons

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 Nov 29 2012

The Austrian Luthier

Robert Grieshofer is a luthier for 15 years. He also teaches at the Lutherie School in Hallstatt, Au

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