E1 - Peter & the Box

Aired: September 29, 2007

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

E2 - Ball & Socket Embroidery Stand Pt.1

Aired: October 06, 2007

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

E3 - Ball & Socket Embroidery Stand Pt.2

Aired: October 13, 2007

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

E4 - Screw Box for Wooden Threads

Aired: October 20, 2007

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

E5 - French Work Bench, Pt.1

Aired: October 27, 2007

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

E6 - French Work Bench, Pt.2

Aired: November 03, 2007

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

E7 - Violin Maker Joe Thrift

Aired: November 10, 2007

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

E8 - Candle Box With Secret Drawer

Aired: November 17, 2007

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

E9 - Parallelogram Plant Stand

Aired: November 24, 2007

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

E10 - German Woodcraft in America

Aired: December 01, 2007

Explore woodworking traditions of the Moravian settlers at Old Salem.

E11 - Woodworking With Tillers International

Aired: December 08, 2007

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

E12 - The Sordid Blacksmith

Aired: December 15, 2007

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

E13 - Henry Ford’s Museum Village

Aired: December 22, 2007

Partake in a celebration of American innovation at Greenfield Village.