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Red Alexander: Shipwright and Folk Artist

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Uploaded by on Jul 25, 2008

This video documents the passions of 80 year old "Red" Alexander: building ships (both model and real), wood working, and story telling. Red was encouraged by the sale of one of his first model ships to one of his school teachers. In 1934 he joined the Shipwrights, Joiners, and Boat Builders Union - local 1149, in the San Francisco Bay Area. After 46 years of building real ships Red retired in 1980 as dockmaster at the Pacific Drydock in Alameda, Ca. Today his kitchen is a studio where he makes detailed models of all types of ships and boats.

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  • Great video!! Regards from Buenos Aires, Argentina!!

  • wow he is good at building them ships!!!! cool video!

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