The Shakers came to America in the 18th Century and over the years became highly skilled woodworkers, developing their own sense of design. Their furniture and interiors were simple and austere believing that everything be made with a minimum of extra detail or decoration, and only made for their intended use.
The Shakers had a very minimalist lifestyle and this way of life was reflected in the style of their furniture – minimalistic, no frills and elegant – which centuries later is still very popular and highly sort after. read more
The Moravians, who can trace their roots back to the 15th century, re-emerged in the 18th century in Bavaria. These colonial Germans were members of the Moravian church and they came to America for the same reason others also did around the same time: to escape religious persecution in Europe.
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This audio slideshow presents a banquet of benches built by Matthias Pliessnig and describes many of the steps in the process of building them.
I have never been a keen fisherman – but as a child I did have a couple of rods and one was a wooden fly rod. This is a delightful movie about the making of a wooden fly fishing rod.