An intimate portrait of the slow rhythms of creole life in rural southwest louisiana, where the roots of family, food, and celebrations run deep, dry. Dry wood 37m directed by les blank 1973 united states. Criterion channel streaming us vimeo streaming nonus amazon streaming uk amazon streaming german kanopy educational streaming. Francois verster and simon wood, directors of scenes from a dry city. The key is to build up a thick, obstructing film that will inhibit moisture from escaping at the ends of the board. Dry wood 1973 a portrait of black creole life in the louisiana delta. Drytac hgp260 hot press heated glasstop vacuum press. I think of seasoned wood as wood that has lost as much of its interior moisture as possible. Dry wood lures the viewer in at the outset with chickenfor use in a community gumbobeing chased by masked revelers. The name constitution was among ten names submitted to. The target in drying is to get the wood moisture content down to the equilibrium. The added air circulation makes wood dry at least twice as fast.
Picture framers, photo labs, digital service bureaus and other finishing professionals prize this press for its ability to produce a very even spread of heat across the work surface and achieve a superior quality of surface finish. Delving into the lives of two musical greats, bois sec dry wood ardoin and canray fontenot, were taken from their performances into their homes and culture. A piece of green wood is weighed, then dried, then weighed again. It is also called seasoning and reduces the moisture content so that the wood is stable enough to use. Allowing lumber to passively sit at a given humidity level in order to obtain a desired emc air drying may be the simplest and least expensive method of seasoning wood, but it is also the very slowest. He also briefly attended university of california, berkeley. He attended phillips academy, and tulane university in new orleans, where he received a b. Les blank has produced a number of films on louisiana culture, food, and music including hot pepper and spend it all.
Includes 2 video from a demo turning a bowl for drying. March five fingers of death is released in the united states and is a surprise success starting a kung fu film craze in north america april 11 kim jongil publishes his film treatise on the art of the cinema. Although they seem somewhat slow and gentle, dont disturb them while they are receiving the forests energy. Drying freshly cut wood is essential for good quality lumber and woodworking. When wood is used as a construction material, whether as. There is a difference between a dead saint and a dry saint. Homemade solution to restore dry wood the make your own. Scenes from a dry city premiered at the international documentary film.
Completed in 1933 in the woods of southwest finland, the architect alvar. Hot pepper, a film on zydeco great clifton chenier, is a companion to dry wood. Search dry wood and thousands of other words in english definition and synonym dictionary from reverso. One of les blanks most beloved films and an inspiration to generations of documentary filmmakers, dry wood is a sublime look at black creole culture in french louisiana. The screenplay by anthony shaffer, inspired by david pinners 1967 novel ritual, centres on the visit of police sergeant neil howie to the isolated island of summerisle, in search of a missing girl. Not only does this bring les blank back to louisiana this time focused on creole culture rather than cajun culture, it pairs nicely with his film hot pepper that came out the same year 1973. When the drying is done in a kiln, the product is known as kilndried timber or lumber, whereas air drying is the more traditional method. You can complete the list of synonyms of dry wood given by the english thesaurus dictionary with other english dictionaries. If you want to take wet blocks of wood, im not sure it will be practical. A glimpse into the life, food, and mardi gras celebrations of black creoles in french louisiana, featuring the stories and music of bois sec ardoin and canray fontenot.
Dry wood is one of a number of les blanks critically acclaimed films on lousiana life and culture. Bruce hoadley talks here about how to dry wood found after storm damage, construction site clearance, firewood cuttings, and obtained directly from local loggers. Before you know it, the entire project is ruined and you have to rip everything up and start all over. A dead saint is like a statue that never moves and eventually the pigeons will land on it and build their nest. Warner brothers eventually purchased and distributed the completed film for a. Directed by les blank 1973 united states a portrait of black creole life in the louisiana delta.
May 1 the marx brothers zeppo marx divorces his second wife, barbara blakely. You may think alls well when the project is completed but soon, glue joints begin to crack and different parts of the timber start to warp. Use the hgp260 hot press heated glasstop vacuum press with a wide range of presentation materials from foam board and wood to photos, art prints and delicate fabrics. Find out how to use wood that is prekiln dried with help from a woodworker and antique restorer in this free video on woodworking. The title is the translation of bois sec, the french nickname that ardoin, a sharecroppers son, earned as a child because, he says, he was always the first one to run inside from the cotton fields when it rained, so he stayed dry. The tired wood woods who are the catchers of cross forest come to this area to regain the energy from the forest. Drying times can vary significantly depending upon wood species, initial moisture level, lumber thickness, density, ambient conditions, and processing techniques. When working with a large amount of wood, the wood can be dried by stacking it, and an individual can set up her own set of stacks to dry wood upon. Wikipedia, lexilogos, oxford, cambridge, chambers harrap, wordreference, collins lexibase dictionaries, merriam webster. The featured music in this les blank film is that of. Both were released in 1973, and blank regarded them as companion films.
When wood is cut from a living tree, it is saturated with moisture. You want to leave room for wood to do all its misbehaving while. A portrait of black creole life in the louisiana delta. Wood drying 1 wood drying wood drying also seasoning lumber or wood seasoning refers to reducing the moisture content of wood prior to its use.
The wicker man is a 1973 british horror film directed by robin hardy and starring edward woodward, britt ekland, diane cilento, ingrid pitt, and christopher lee. This winter i will run the experiment again and see if it will work. I started a thread on working with greenwood in the tips and techniques. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing dry wood near you. Blank quickly realized that those were two distinct stories and styles, and that each one should be a separate film. Drying wood correctly is essential or else your project could become a disaster. Dont look now is a 1973 englishlanguage film directed by nicolas roeg. Every man and his dog wanted to make a film about cape. Woodworking when wood is used as a construction material, whether as a. In order to minimize the risk of checking, it is best practice to coat lumber ends within minutesnot hours or daysafter coming. Although reallife couple natalie wood and robert wagner were suggested for the parts of laura and john baxter, roeg was eager to cast julie. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. For now, ive concluded that if you want to dry wood below equilibrium, then this is a good method.
A film guide that looks at into the woods 2014, exploring its key topics and themes through informal discussion. Dry wood 1973 10011973 us documentary 37m user score. In the early 1960s, blank studied filmmaking at the university of southern california and received his masters degree. The year is 1972, and the location is the southwestern louisiana town of mamouthe fertile ground of cajun and creole culture. A cd version is currently under preparation for release as zydeco roots 1992 cajun fiddle styles, vol. The method is to wrap the wood in plastic film im not sure if this is to protect the wood or the other food in the freezer, and then freeze. The total amount of water in any given piece of wood is called its moisture content mc.
She is the worlds oldest commissioned naval vessel still afloat. Pictures by pashabo 112 6,970 old dry wood pictures by basel101658 1 27 dry wood stock images by kotenko 0 9 wood line drawing stock image by tobkatrina 73 25,849 dry wood stock photo by nort 0 3 dry wood texture stock photography by birute 0 0 dry wood stock photography by artbyallyson 0 9 silhouette old dry wood pictures by. Featuring the stories and music of seminal cajun musicians bois sec ardoin and canray fontenot, dry wood is a short, vibrant documentary portrait of life, food, music and festivity in the louisiana delta from the singular les blank. If you want to fully experience the music, watch the other one. When it comes to firewood, dry is best for heat and for air quality but how long it takes to dry depends on local humidity, and experts are trying to spread the word. As you build, dont cut parts down to final size immediately. And technically, its expressed as a percentage of the ovendry weight of the wood. Heres a little trick if youre in the woods and get caught in a rain storm or it is a particularly wet season and dry wood is hard to find, first of all look for dead limbs, branches, twigs, needles, that are still hanging from the tree as these just like clothes dry out faster hanging up in the breeze. Uss constitution, also known as old ironsides, is a woodenhulled, threemasted heavy frigate of the united states navy.
Share with friends facebook twitter email share on facebook share on twitter share via email watch anywhere, anytime iphone apple tv android android tv. On completion of the restoration in 2001, the film was given another theatrical release. Typically well seasoned wood would be at least an entire summers worth of drying in good sun and breezes. Kit shoots the three bounty hunters dead, and the couple flees. As this water dries from the wood, the wood will contract in shape unevenly, due to the differing shapes and sizes of the woods cells. Im in north carolina and i just finished a trip to charleston, sc. The filmmakers of project x, who were still completing the film when they. Badlands is a 1973 american neonoir period crime drama film written, produced and directed. Several months ago i wrote about one of my favorite homemade mixtures for reviving new life into old dry wood, and in particular, wooden items that have some water spots. Release dates 2 also known as aka 0 release dates usa october 1973 chicago international film festival usa 22 november 1973 new york city, new york also known as aka it looks like we dont have any akas for this title yet.
Scenic river dry tree branch christmas tree made from dry sticks on wooden, blue background. Pine wood texture wood texture old wood plank wall background, old wooden uneven texture pattern background black wood texture. In search of lost time in europes sanatoriums the new york times. A film by les blank and maureen gosling 37 minutes 1973. She was launched in 1797, one of six original frigates authorized for construction by the naval act of 1794 and the third constructed. The featured music in this les blank film is that of bois sec dry. Theirs is an older, rural style of cajun music, which, in the film, weaves together incidents in the lives of the fontenot and ardoin families. One rule for air drying wood is about a year per inch. If you turn a 6 deep bowl from green wood with a 1 wall thickness you can dry it in less than a year and return it.
While white and black interact, especially during the traditional gathering of ingredients, one always gets the feeling of the invisible barrier. Discover whats missing in your discography and shop for dry wood music releases. Dry wood definition of dry wood by the free dictionary. Wood drying also seasoning lumber or wood seasoning reduces the moisture content of wood before its use.
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