Season 27

1. Peter & the Box

2007-09-29

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

2. Ball & Socket Embroidery Stand Pt.1

2007-10-06

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

3. Ball & Socket Embroidery Stand Pt.2

2007-10-13

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

4. Screw Box for Wooden Threads

2007-10-20

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

5. French Work Bench, Pt.1

2007-10-27

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

6. French Work Bench, Pt.2

2007-11-03

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

7. Violin Maker Joe Thrift

2007-11-10

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

8. Candle Box With Secret Drawer

2007-11-17

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

9. Parallelogram Plant Stand

2007-11-24

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

10. German Woodcraft in America

2007-12-01

Explore woodworking traditions of the Moravian settlers at Old Salem.

11. Woodworking With Tillers International

2007-12-08

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

12. The Sordid Blacksmith

2007-12-15

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

13. Henry Ford’s Museum Village

2007-12-22

Partake in a celebration of American innovation at Greenfield Village.