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Installing a Mirror and other Glasswork
Installing a Mirror and other Glasswork

Bob meets with Bill Brody from Classic Glass and learns how to install a large mirror, a glass shelf, and a glass partition wall inside a shower.

The Dominy Workshop at Winterthur Garden
The Dominy Workshop at Winterthur Garden

Bob takes us on the first of many visits to the Winterthur Garden and Museum in Delaware's Brandywine Valley. Winterthur was the vision of Henry Francis DuPont, who researched and collected antiques and housed them here. Greg Landry, Director of Conservation for Winterthur, takes Bob to the Dominy Workshop, which once belonged to a family of carpenters and clock makers on Long Island. The workshop-turned-museum houses a multitude of Colonial-era tools, many of which are still in use today. Bob takes a turn on the great wheel lathe, which was used to mill large items like table tops as well as other decorative items. Landry also shows Bob some hand tools, including antique saws, planes, and drills.

Hand Carving Seashell Pattern on Mahogany Drawer Front
Hand Carving Seashell Pattern on Mahogany Drawer Front

Tommy MacDonald demonstrates a few of the techniques he employs to create hand carved furniture details. MacDonald lines up the grain of the mahogany and securely fastens the wood to a worktable. After sketching a pattern onto the work piece (in this case a seashell pattern) he uses an assortment of hand tools to shape, refine, and finish the pattern.

Pouring the Concrete Floor
Pouring the Concrete Floor

Concrete contractor Shawn Doyle is on hand to review the techniques used in pouring the concrete floor of the garage. A laser levels is used to ensure an accurate level and several power and hand tools are used to smooth the floor. Lastly, a control joint is installed to allow for expansion and contraction of the floor.

Hand Crafting Reproduction Moldings
Hand Crafting Reproduction Moldings

On location at the project house, Robert Adam from the North Bennet Street School demonstrates the tools and techniques used to handcraft reproduction moldings. Using a millwork profile found in the Winslow Crocker House, Adam uses a selection of antique hand tools to recreate the molding using century-old techniques.

Decorative Inlaid Vinyl Floor Installation and Workshop Layout
Decorative Inlaid Vinyl Floor Installation and Workshop Layout

Bob and Gregory Rochlin talk about the new workshop layout and show off a custom circular sawblade floor from Amtico.

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