Touch wood: five Tasmanian woodworkers

Australia, 1981

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About five men who live in Tasmania and earn their living by working with wood. David Ralph makes small souvenir animals and furniture from horizontal wood; Kevin Perkins makes furniture which allows the natural shape of the wood to be shown; Merv Gray and Peter Mevre make bowls and spheres, and Peter Taylor sculptural pieces.

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producer/director

Gillian Armstrong

Duration

00:32:05:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1981

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