The Woodwright's Shop

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27x1
Peter & the Box
Episode overview
Master joiner Peter Follansbee of Plymouth Plantation carves a 17th century “bible box.”
27x2
Ball & Socket Embroidery Stand Pt.1
Episode overview
Turn the base and shaft of an 18th century embroidery stand from Colonial Williamsburg.
27x3
Ball & Socket Embroidery Stand Pt.2
Episode overview
Steam bent hoops and wooden adjusting screws complete the embroidery stand.
27x4
Screw Box for Wooden Threads
Episode overview
Down and dirty metalworking forges the cutters to make wooden screws.
27x5
French Work Bench, Pt.1
Episode overview
This workbench from Provence uses puzzling dovetails to join the legs to the bench top.
27x6
French Work Bench, Pt.2
Episode overview
A tool chest, drawers and vises complete the workbench from Provence.
27x7
Violin Maker Joe Thrift
Episode overview
Meet a modern luthier who works with tools and techniques unchanged for centuries.
27x8
Candle Box With Secret Drawer
Episode overview
A sliding side reveals the hidden drawer on this missionary’s candle box.
27x9
Parallelogram Plant Stand
Episode overview
Shelves that swing keep your plants in the sun on this Victorian contraption.
27x10
German Woodcraft in America
Episode overview
Explore woodworking traditions of the Moravian settlers at Old Salem.
27x11
Woodworking With Tillers International
Episode overview
Ox yokes & timber-framing number among the projects at a school using low-tech solutions.
27x12
The Sordid Blacksmith
Episode overview
A Williamsburg blacksmith forges hinges following instructions in a 17th century manual.
27x13
Henry Ford’s Museum Village
Episode overview
Partake in a celebration of American innovation at Greenfield Village.

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