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The Woodwright's Shop

Season 2 · 12 episodes · Oct 2, 1982

  1. Episode 1

    Getting a Grip on It

    Oct 2, 1982

    Watch as Roy examines a number of tool handles, then creates an axe handle from a split of hickory and turns a chisel handle.

  2. Episode 2

    Candle Stand

    Oct 9, 1982

    Follow along as Roy walks you through the steps of creating a classic walnut candle stand.

  3. Episode 3

    Plane Truth, Version 1

    Oct 16, 1982

    Learn the history of a wide variety of handplanes as Roy explains their many and specialized uses.

  4. Episode 4

    Plane Truth, Version 2

    Oct 23, 1982

    Learn the history of a wide variety of handplanes as Roy explains their many and specialized uses. Lost episode.

  5. Episode 5

    Getting Into Drawers

    Oct 30, 1982

    Join Roy as he makes a hand-hewn, half-blind dovetailed drawer for his workbench, and discusses many of the techniques used in traditional drawer making.

  6. Episode 6

    Finding and Fixing

    Nov 6, 1982

    See what Roy discovers at a scrap yard, antique store and flea market on his way to “The Woodwright’s Shop.”

  7. Episode 7

    Cutting your Teeth

    Nov 13, 1982

    It’s all about staying sharp, and in this episode Roy examines the dizzying array of saws available, from familiar panel saws to bowsaws and pit saws. Plus, as a special bonus Roy shows you how to sharpen a bowsaw.

  8. Episode 8

    While the Iron’s Hot

    Nov 20, 1982

    Accompany Roy on a visit to Colonial Williamsburg to work with the living history museum’s blacksmiths as they make a froe, and forge a cant hook.

  9. Episode 9

    Straight and Narrow

    Nov 27, 1982

    Lost episode.

  10. Episode 10

    Vernacular Sash

    Dec 4, 1982

    Roy takes us through the hand-crafted creation process of a sash-style window, explaining the stiles, rails and muntins.

  11. Episode 11

    Woodwright at Sea

    Dec 18, 1982

    The evolution of modern boat building in America starts with simple designs such as those found in rough-hewn canoes – and its surprisingly fundamental. Watch Roy explore how to build a boat as he visits the Hampton Mariner’s Museum and discusses boat building that’s large and complex. There is a clear evolution in tools and techniques and it’s both instructive and entertaining to watch this process.

  12. Episode 12

    Tale of Two Toys

    Dec 25, 1982

    Roy looks at a collection of classic wood toys, and then shows us the steps to create a Crow Chaser.