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2701 Peter & the Box
Master joiner Peter Follansbee of Plymouth Plantation carves a 17th century “bible box.”


2702 Ball & Socket Embroidery Stand, Part 1
Turn the base and shaft of an 18th century embroidery stand from Colonial Williamsburg.


2703 Ball & Socket Embroidery Stand, Part 2
Steam bent hoops and wooden adjusting screws complete the embroidery stand.


2704 Screw Box for Wooden Threads
Down and dirty metalworking forges the cutters to make wooden screws.


2705 French Work Bench, Part 1
This workbench from Provence uses puzzling dovetails to join the legs to the bench top.

2706 French Work Bench, Part 2
A tool chest, drawers and vises complete the workbench from Provence.


2707 Violin Maker Joe Thrift
Meet a modern luthier who works with tools and techniques unchanged for centuries.

2708 Candle Box With Secret Drawer
A sliding side reveals the hidden drawer on this missionary’s candle box.


2709 Parallelogram Plant Stand
Shelves that swing keep your plants in the sun on this Victorian contraption.


2710 German Woodcraft in America
Explore woodworking traditions of the Moravian settlers at Old Salem.

2711 Woodworking With Tillers International
Ox yokes and timber-framing number among the projects at a school dedicated to low-tech solutions.

2712 The Sordid Blacksmith
A Williamsburg blacksmith forges hinges following instructions found in a 17th century manual.

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