BourbonitisBlues Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 If you'd like to get a behind the scenes look at the art of barrel raising then take a look at the following photo essay and audio tour http://www.wfpl.org/KY_works/default.htmThis is the latest installment in the Kentucky Works series that airs on WFPL radio in Louisville. I take the photos that accompany the stories on-line.Hope you enjoy,BourbonitisBlues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brendaj Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 Excellent!Great photos. Thanks.Bj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BourbonitisBlues Posted July 30, 2004 Author Share Posted July 30, 2004 Thanks Brendaj,Glad you liked it. I have to say that I came away with a whole new respect for the people who work in the plant. That is hard factory work. Very physically demanding....and it's hot in there! But they are carrying on a traditional craft that lends a lot to cultural fabric of Kentucky. I did enjoy the tour and the folks were all very nice.I just returned this week from doing a story on a female caver in Horse Cave, KY who guides for a living. Next month we will be hunting ginseng in the mountains of Eastern KY.BourbonitisBlues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepcycle Posted July 30, 2004 Share Posted July 30, 2004 Do you need an assistant? Will work for samples. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowdery Posted July 30, 2004 Share Posted July 30, 2004 It also impresses me how much of the barrel-making process still requires skilled craftwork. Some guys do it better than others. About the only fully automated process, as the documentary notes, is the way the barrels are conveyed through the plant. So, do your business cards say, "Radio Photographer"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr8erdane Posted July 31, 2004 Share Posted July 31, 2004 Next month we will be hunting ginseng in the mountains of Eastern KY. Do you hunt ginsing with a gun or a bow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BourbonitisBlues Posted August 3, 2004 Author Share Posted August 3, 2004 Chuck, I'm thinking of adding Radio Photographer to my card, but I can't seem to find enough space amidst all the other crap I do! gr8erdane, Here in Kentucky most people refer to act of hunting for ginseng simply as sangin'. As in "I'm goin' sangin' tomorrow." But I didn't think most folks on the list would know what the hell I was talking about! Thanks for taking the time to look at the photos. BourbonitisBlues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BERNCOW Posted August 10, 2004 Share Posted August 10, 2004 that was a wonderful video report on barrel making. any chance they give tours? I just found it totally interesting BERNCOW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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