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This film is about the Cooper's Craft and making a wooden bucket from start to finish in 1850, filmed in Historic Richmond Town, Staten Island, New York.
In rural America, people relied on local resources and were isolated from industrial advances found in large cities. The wooden bucket was important as it was used every day for water. 13 year old Thomas, comes for his first day of apprenticeship to learn about the tools and steps in making a wooden bucket from White Cooper Norm Pedersen.
The HOW THINGS ARE MADE series will appeal to students of all ages and intends to show applied fundamental technology, crossing the lines between heuristic and scientific knowledge, create awareness of history and the origin of things found in every day life, and acknowledge the sense of accomplishment in mastering a complex, skill-based process.