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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Explore woodworking traditions of the Moravian settlers at Old Salem.

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

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

Partake in a celebration of American innovation at Greenfield Village.