Host Norm Abram constructs a router station. Abram visits the American Woodworker at Emmaus, PA to see the evolution of the router table. This station provides slots to hold the router bits, drawers, a mitre gauge, and dust collection. In this episode of The Woodwright Shop, Roy Underhill teaches audiences how to make a Mitchell Motion Cam by crafting a wooden tea dunking machine. Viewers learn not only about the history of the motion cam, but also the procedures for laying out a design, creating gears, making precise shafts and bridle joints, and using the proper techniques for carving wood.
Pearls are back in fashion - in a big way.
For thousands of years, humans have speculated about the mystery of the pearl, a jewel that requires no mining, extraction, cutting or polishing to reveal its beauty. NOVA travels around the world to exotic locations where rare pearls are harvested by divers and to farms where huge numbers of pearls are grown in the wild. From the depths of the ocean to the riches of Fifth Avenue, NOVA revels in the luster of these desirable gems. Each day, drama, dedication, heartache and triumph are played out, most of which happens out of the public eye. Hosting the show from the stageof the Champagne Theatre in Branson, Jack plays the marimba, the spoons, and welcomes special guest, Jo Ann Castle.