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Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

20 Dec 2013

Page 11

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Cedar Rapids Gazette

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Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

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Dec 20, 2013

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11

Norwegian king honors Decorah whittler Refsal in PBS feature

Refsal, a Decorah artist famed for Scandinavian flat plane carving, earns the St Olav Medal from Norway's King Harald V for reviving a dying art. PBS profiles him in Craft in America, filmed at John C Campbell Folk School, with extensive teaching across the U S and Scandinavia.

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PBS Whittler America Iowa Wisconsin John C. Campbell North Carolina United States Scandinavia Norway Harald V Ressal Minneapolis Decorah Refsal Oslo Minnesota Luther College
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Craft in America Holiday profile of Harley Refsal carver

The program spotlights Harley Refsal of Decorah, a woodcarver using a Scandinavian two to three inch knife technique learned from his Norwegian immigrant grandfather. It covers his life, craft, tools like his Harley knife, and his typical pieces priced from about 100 dollars, with ornaments in the 30s and sales via email and site in time for public broadcasts.

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Harley Refsal Decorah Vesterheim America Harley Iowa Public Television Wisconsin Public Television PBS Refsalha Gmail Scandinavia Refsal Minnesota Norma Harleyversal.com
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