Episode 1
Make Your Shaving Horse
Oct 4, 1997
Roy shows you how to make a shaving horse from a single 2x10.
Episode 2
Whittling Chains and Ball in Cage
Oct 11, 1997
Learn to whittle the mysterious, impossible-seeming wooden chain and ball-in-cage.
Episode 3
Windsor High Chair
Oct 18, 1997
Roy make a child’s Windsor highchair showing classic Windsor techniques.
Episode 4
Chinese Bamboo Chair
Oct 25, 1997
Make a chair out of grass ... Chinese bamboo, that is.
Episode 5
Shaker Boxes
Nov 1, 1997
Make a No. 3 bentwood Shaker box – a deceptively simple design.
Episode 6
Panel-Framed Bench
Nov 8, 1997
Roy’s panel-framed bench has a storage space built beneath the seat.
Episode 7
Hanging Bookcase
Nov 15, 1997
Using thin wood and only tapered, sliding dovetails, Roy makes a sturdy hanging bookshelf.
Episode 8
Window Sash Restoration
Nov 22, 1997
Roy takes a rotted window sash and repairs it with weather resistant resinous wood.
Episode 9
Wooden Tea Machine
Nov 29, 1997
Make a cam-operated tea bag dunking machine that’ll save your arms from the repetitive motion of steeping tea.
Episode 10
Nuts to You
Dec 6, 1997
How do you get to the center of a walnut? Build a turned, decorated nut cracker, as well as a simpler version from one piece of wood.
Episode 11
Hancock Shaker Village
Dec 13, 1997
Roy takes a look at interior Shaker craftsmanship at the Hancock Shaker Village in Pittsfield, Mass.
Episode 12
Shaker Side Table
Dec 20, 1997
Shaker furniture was made as if to be used for 1,000 years – see how that philosophy is worked into a small table.
Episode 13
Woodworking in Upper Canada
Dec 27, 1997
During the time of Colonial America, many Loyalists headed north for Canada. Roy explores the life and economy they built there between harsh winters.
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