| Adams was a mechanic, and had learned the trades of shoemaking, harness-making, and tinsmithing during the days of slavery. |
| Demonstrations included quilting, decorative paper cutting, decorative stenciling, tinsmithing, woodworking, band box making, and coopering. |
| Some of us had a chance to beat on a hickory log to make basket splints, or watch gunsmithing, cabinetry, tinsmithing, pottery, printing, and many other trades. |
