Watch these video demonstrations to see early American tools in action.
Drilling Holes with Brace and Bit
Preparing Timber for Construction with Broad Axe and Adze
Churning Butter
Shaping Wood with Draw Knife and Shaving Horse
Threshing with a Flail
Loading and Firing a Flintlock Musket
Spinning with a Great Wheel
Carding Wool with Hand Cards
Winding Yarn on a Niddy-Noddy
Loading and Firing a Percussion Musket
Shaping Wood with a Plane
Drilling with a Screw Auger
Splitting Wood with a Froe
Weaving a Tape with a Tape Loom
Winnowing with a Winnowing Basket