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I'll tell you what - It all depends on the wood; Making Handles With Joe Willis
Record #:
4093
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Abstract:
For the past fifty years most axe and other implement handles have been made commercially. Joe Willis, of Spruce Pine in Mitchell County, makes axe, wheelbarrow, hoe, hammer, go-devil, and many other handles using traditional materials. skills, and aesthetics.
Source:
North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 45 Issue 2, Summer/Fall 1998,
p129-141, il, bibl