Ott Blair: Sled Maker 

All my respect to you and him.

Sound like a good guy wouldn’t let his grandkids talk lol…sounds like a ass to me

They still make sleds like this in Alaska.

Why?

@@olewetdog6254 How about to show kids you can become successful in life by developing an idea into reality by determination and hard work.

I was thinking the same thing.

The reason to make sleds is that they can be used and make pulling heavy objects easier especially over snow. Why in Alaska? Because you can hook one up behind a snowmobile. Same reason farmers down here in the southern 48 would use them, except down here they would hook them up behind for wheelers. Stone boats have less friction pulled over grass and plowed fields than sleds with narrow runners, and sleds like this with wide runners are not a bad compromise. Some makers will angle the runners slightly to give better control

Paula Greene - Dont know what the sleds are used for, but have to greatly admire a man who says "To hell with your check, I ain't crippled". You're very lucky to have had a grandpa like him. A man to be admired.

Paula Greene You were blessed to have him.

Paula Greene a grandpa to be proud of !!!!!! I had one just like him and I miss him dearly !!!! Go rest high papaw

Great video

What were the sleds FOR?

We could use a lot more of that now.

Absolutely.

DrumminSon Live YES! Even during the depression, WPA had men working in exchange for their 3 hots and a cot! Plus a little money to send home.

That generation grew up with no help from government, the wheat farmers in dust bowl era living in sod homes refused $7.00 month assistance even when times were desperate and now look where we are !

Larry Martin that’s interesting. Any source on that?

BassBreath100 no such thing as white privilege there go getters and then there’s losers i guess we know which side you fall on so shut up

Jack son the thing is now a days men just like ott. Identical to him in just about every way. Are on welfare.

@@crunch9876 no

Sadly the Democratic bums would have it torn down. They are wanting to tear down everything that was built by hard working people before them. Idiot Democrats!

@@HiLineTree I'm confused by your statement. I've only heard of Republicans actively work towards and successfully tear down the financial, environmental, anti-competitive, & social safety nets put in place because men and women fought and died working for a better future. I'm sure the Democrats are not helping the situation much, but how do you see them making things worse?

Agreed, Ott is a fine example of a man taking a welfare check for a year while he improves his situation and no longer needs government assistance.

I know you are proud, I sure would be.

@@dangskippy9308 yes I sure am! 🙂

You're very lucky luv..seems a great man

@@theemeraldfox7779 thank you! Wish I got to meet him, never got to since I'm younger. Nevertheless I am very proud of him ❤ his son, Bill Blair is the grandfather I got to spend time with and he wore overalls like his daddy all the time.

I have family in KY and Tennessee, wonder how far back the tree it goes to be related lol

People with such work ethic made it possible for many today to live... easy.

I couldn't agree more

Hello Mr. Blair ! I'm a Norwegian woodworker (trained as a cabinetmaker, mostly make windows & doors and whathaveyou, besides general house-building work as it's easier to come by) and for some reason I've developed a fascination for the Appalachians. Don't know exactly why ... maybe it's the landscape. Must be a good variety of trees in those woods ;-) One day I hope to make a holiday there and find out. Take care of those tools now !

@@barkebaat I've lived in this area of TN and NC for 40 years. I've love wood working most of it but not that good yet. If you get to spend time here please come see us. Thanks for the reply.

I hope you learned a few things from Pap

@@skeets6060 unfortunately I never met the man

Heath Blair - *How much wood would a wood-chuck chuck if a wood-chuck would chuck wood?* Just wondering. lol

Rothschilds control the history in books.

@@jillsmcfarland2001 partial credit.

Mike L60 I still have that wood auger.

"Thank you for the year of welfare but I'll keep building things and stop drawing a welfare check." People in these comments don't seem to hear that part of the story. Like they think he rejected welfare outright, from the start, as he was recovering from a broken leg, and unemployable.

boy, your not kidding... a lost generation.

BassBreath100 “The great society” huge mistake allowing government to create more red-tape and social programs that create a hand-out society rather than a strong work ethic and morals to do for yourself.

BassBreath100 So you’re saying that the socialistic society with handouts wasn’t part of the problem ? might want to check yourself FOOL! There’s 1000 things that can contribute to social decay I was just simply stating The great society program from LBJ It’s definitely a contributing factor in sitting on your ass for nothing, as it pertains to this video TRUMP 2020🇺🇸

@@biggrantlewis BassBreath100 made a mistake by calling you fool but he's right, there's a program to destroy society and it's being carried out from deep within the system.

chapiit08 It’s called Centralized Government, choose your flavor, Socialism, Communism, not any difference since they destroy a persons soul.

They spozed to be. Nothing worser than a dull axe.

Thank you.

@warren WTF aMErika this was recorded long before the China virus... He said he was born in 1894 and was 76 yrs old.

smoochesTina look at the way he types, he clearly can’t think or reason. Don’t argue with him his probbaly a Russian or Chinese bot anyways

yeah. might have been tough to ever get around to the capitalism if he hadn't had a bit of welfare to help him get by, maybe a bit of both is ok too.

Amen!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

I'll bet he did his best work on those he meant to ask money for.

Fortunately, someone interviewed and created this film and here we are 45 years later still thinking about his story!