Students use antique tools to experience the building process from beginning to end.
The skilled work of all craftspersons including Africans, Europeans, and Americans, is presented. A brief construction tour of Drayton Hall s main house is conducted to introduce students to the skills and trades necessary to build this type of structure in 18th century Charleston. Students then sign an indenture using a quill pen and divide into smaller workgroups. Each student will have an opportunity to experience every activity including building a wall, running a plane, pouring a mold, and hanging slates. The workshop area is set up outside on the grounds of Drayton hall.