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The Cabinetmaker: Crafting a Card Table (1999, 36 minutes) Antique furniture produced in eighteenth-century Williamsburg serves as patterns for work produced today in Colonial Williamsburg's restored Hay's Cabinetmaking shop. This documentary captures the master of the shop, as he uses the tools and technology of the era to reproduce the sculpted cabriole legs, carved ball-and-claw feet, carved acanthus leaf decoration, mortise and tenon, dovetails, and a wooden hinge of a 1760s card table. This program will interest collectors and producers of fine furniture and technical enthusiasts who want to know more about traditional methods of furniture structure and decoration. Extra Feature Basketmaking in Colonial Virginia (1968, 29 minutes) Marvel as skilled craftspeople transform white oak logs into finished baskets. The Art and Artisans of Southern Furniture (1997, 21 minutes) Colonial Williamsburg's curators, conservators, archaeologists, and historic tradespeople pool their expertise to reveal the merits of early southern furniture and the technical skills of its creators.