The Woodwright's Shop - Season 27
1 - Peter & the Box
Air Date: September 29, 2007
Master joiner Peter Follansbee of Plymouth Plantation carves a 17th century “bible box.”
2 - Ball & Socket Embroidery Stand Pt.1
Air Date: October 6, 2007
Turn the base and shaft of an 18th century embroidery stand from Colonial Williamsburg.
3 - Ball & Socket Embroidery Stand Pt.2
Air Date: October 13, 2007
Steam bent hoops and wooden adjusting screws complete the embroidery stand.
4 - Screw Box for Wooden Threads
Air Date: October 20, 2007
Down and dirty metalworking forges the cutters to make wooden screws.
5 - French Work Bench, Pt.1
Air Date: October 27, 2007
This workbench from Provence uses puzzling dovetails to join the legs to the bench top.
6 - French Work Bench, Pt.2
Air Date: November 3, 2007
A tool chest, drawers and vises complete the workbench from Provence.
7 - Violin Maker Joe Thrift
Air Date: November 10, 2007
Meet a modern luthier who works with tools and techniques unchanged for centuries.
8 - Candle Box With Secret Drawer
Air Date: November 17, 2007
A sliding side reveals the hidden drawer on this missionary’s candle box.
9 - Parallelogram Plant Stand
Air Date: November 24, 2007
Shelves that swing keep your plants in the sun on this Victorian contraption.
10 - German Woodcraft in America
Air Date: December 1, 2007
Explore woodworking traditions of the Moravian settlers at Old Salem.
11 - Woodworking With Tillers International
Air Date: December 8, 2007
Ox yokes & timber-framing number among the projects at a school using low-tech solutions.
12 - The Sordid Blacksmith
Air Date: December 15, 2007
A Williamsburg blacksmith forges hinges following instructions in a 17th century manual.
13 - Henry Ford’s Museum Village
Air Date: December 22, 2007
Partake in a celebration of American innovation at Greenfield Village.