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Thomas Day, Cabinet-Maker.WMV Hoosierwoodcraft 241 views Tribute to Thomas Day, the father of the North Carolina furniture industry, This free black cabinet-maker created furniture and architectual woodwork in the Greek Revival ...
Bily Brothers Clocks, WMV Hoosierwoodcraft 387 views The story of two farmers who made a treadle scrollsaw from their mother's sewing maching, and created 40 remarkable clocks as a way to get through Iowa winters.
Samuel Yellin's Thoughts on Craftsmenship Hoosierwoodcraft 280 views What were the thoughts on craftsmanship in 1926 by a metalworker who created ornamental metalwork for some of the best unversities, banks, and millionaires that is relevant...
Greene & Greene Bungalow.WMV Hoosierwoodcraft 476 views In 1907, Charles and Henry Greene applied all of their prior lessons to construct an estate for Robert Blacker.
Atkins Saw Factory.wmv Hoosierwoodcraft 357 views Tribute to the founder of the second-largest saw manufacturer in the world in the early 1900s. Elias C. Atkins was a man of indomitable energy that combined the inventor, ...
George Nakashima, Modern Craftsman.wmv Hoosierwoodcraft 1,094 views George Nakashima (1905-1990) learned to allow the wood to speak to him, and create furniture that reflects the tree from which it came. The American woodworker continued t...
Duncan Phyfe, Cabinetmaker.wmv Hoosierwoodcraft 342 views Duncan Phyfe created some of the first Federal-style furniture in 1820s in New York City. This video is a historical tribute to the woodworker and his furniture.
First Factory-Made Bandsaw Hoosierwoodcraft 775 views The story of Paul Pryibil, the designer of the first manufactured band-saw and the role of the machinist at the turn of the 20th Century.
Tiffany Glass Designer.wmv Hoosierwoodcraft 183 views Tribute to Clara Driscoll, who was the designer of the Tiffany Stained-Glass LIght-Shade, and helped create the success of Tiffany Studios in early 1900s..
Clipper Ship Sea Serpent.wmv Hoosierwoodcraft 141 views Video Tribute to George Raynes, a builder of clipper ships, and the construction and maiden voyage of the Sea Serpent to transport gold miners to California in 1851,

About Hoosierwoodcraft

This channel is dedicated to the value of hand craftsmanship and the industrial trend-setters in the Arts and Craft Era (1880-1920).

As a retired woodworker, I have created these historical video tributes so we can see their accomplisments and their life stories.

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