Season 27

1. Peter & the Box

Master joiner Peter Follansbee of Plymouth Plantation carves a 17th century “bible box.”

2007-09-29 • ? min

2. Ball & Socket Embroidery Stand Pt.1

Turn the base and shaft of an 18th century embroidery stand from Colonial Williamsburg.

2007-10-06 • ? min

3. Ball & Socket Embroidery Stand Pt.2

Steam bent hoops and wooden adjusting screws complete the embroidery stand.

2007-10-13 • ? min

4. Screw Box for Wooden Threads

Down and dirty metalworking forges the cutters to make wooden screws.

2007-10-20 • ? min

5. French Work Bench, Pt.1

This workbench from Provence uses puzzling dovetails to join the legs to the bench top.

2007-10-27 • ? min

6. French Work Bench, Pt.2

A tool chest, drawers and vises complete the workbench from Provence.

2007-11-03 • ? min

7. Violin Maker Joe Thrift

Meet a modern luthier who works with tools and techniques unchanged for centuries.

2007-11-10 • ? min

8. Candle Box With Secret Drawer

A sliding side reveals the hidden drawer on this missionary’s candle box.

2007-11-17 • ? min

9. Parallelogram Plant Stand

Shelves that swing keep your plants in the sun on this Victorian contraption.

2007-11-24 • ? min

10. German Woodcraft in America

Explore woodworking traditions of the Moravian settlers at Old Salem.

2007-12-01 • ? min

11. Woodworking With Tillers International

Ox yokes & timber-framing number among the projects at a school using low-tech solutions.

2007-12-08 • ? min

12. The Sordid Blacksmith

A Williamsburg blacksmith forges hinges following instructions in a 17th century manual.

2007-12-15 • ? min

13. Henry Ford’s Museum Village

Partake in a celebration of American innovation at Greenfield Village.

2007-12-22 • ? min