Season 27
13 episodes · 2007
1Peter & the Box
Master joiner Peter Follansbee of Plymouth Plantation carves a 17th century “bible box.”
2Ball & Socket Embroidery Stand Pt.1
Turn the base and shaft of an 18th century embroidery stand from Colonial Williamsburg.
3Ball & Socket Embroidery Stand Pt.2
Steam bent hoops and wooden adjusting screws complete the embroidery stand.
4Screw Box for Wooden Threads
Down and dirty metalworking forges the cutters to make wooden screws.
5French Work Bench, Pt.1
This workbench from Provence uses puzzling dovetails to join the legs to the bench top.
6French Work Bench, Pt.2
A tool chest, drawers and vises complete the workbench from Provence.
7Violin Maker Joe Thrift
Meet a modern luthier who works with tools and techniques unchanged for centuries.
8Candle Box With Secret Drawer
A sliding side reveals the hidden drawer on this missionary’s candle box.
9Parallelogram Plant Stand
Shelves that swing keep your plants in the sun on this Victorian contraption.
10German Woodcraft in America
Explore woodworking traditions of the Moravian settlers at Old Salem.
11Woodworking With Tillers International
Ox yokes & timber-framing number among the projects at a school using low-tech solutions.
12The Sordid Blacksmith
A Williamsburg blacksmith forges hinges following instructions in a 17th century manual.
13Henry Ford’s Museum Villagefinale
Partake in a celebration of American innovation at Greenfield Village.