This happened because, over the past century, a lot of factories moved from northern states to North Carolina for its 11 different species of wood, its warmer weather, its direct rail lines to big East Coast markets, and its non-union labor pool.
High Point is holding its annual “furniture market” this month. It’s an event in which manufacturers display their latest designs in 51 showrooms, and buyers from most states and as many as 100 countries show up and walk the aisles.
Down the street, at the High Point Museum, they can watch as skilled carpenters, upholsterers, and other craftspeople show how some of the nation’s finest furniture is assembled - from the cutting of trees to the making of frames, to the gluing and application of veneers and stains and polishes.
After all that, perhaps the visitors can drive over to Thomasville and check out the workmanship on a chair. A really, really big chair.
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