Episode 1
Garden Bench
Oct 1, 2005
Build a small garden bench made of Cypress, and with a south-east Asian design.
Episode 2
Wooden Puzzles
Oct 8, 2005
Avoid being frustrated by wooden puzzles by making a wooden knot, and three burr puzzles yourself.
Episode 3
Jeff Headley, Cabinetmaker
Oct 15, 2005
Jeff Headley and Steve Hamilton visit the shop to show the construction techniques - and secrets - in a Winchester slant-top desk.
Episode 4
The Melencolia Plane
Oct 22, 2005
Build the wooden plane pictured in Albrecht Durer's Melancolia
Episode 5
Three Chests of Tools
Oct 29, 2005
Join Roy as he inventories woodworking tools he found in three tool chests.
Episode 6
Woodturning Wisdom
Nov 5, 2005
Roy discusses the "perfection along the axis" found in woodturning
Episode 7
Niddy Noddy & Weaver's Swift
Nov 12, 2005
Build two accessories valuable to the weaver.
Episode 8
Cabinet Workbench
Nov 19, 2005
In a two-episode project, Roy builds a workbench with storage underneath from a design from Charles Hayward. In the first episode Roy builds the case, and then in the second finishes with the door and drawers.
Episode 9
Workbench Doors & Drawers
Nov 26, 2005
In a two-episode project, Roy builds a workbench with storage underneath from a design from Charles Hayward. In the first episode Roy builds the case, and then in the second finishes with the door and drawers.
Episode 10
Nora Hall: Woodcarver
Dec 3, 2005
Nora Hall visits the shop and shows the steps to carve a linenfold design.
Episode 11
Country Chair Seats
Dec 10, 2005
David Russell visits and shows the intricacies of corn-shuck chair seats.
Episode 12
The Museum of Appalachia
Dec 17, 2005
Roy discovers the history of Appalachian people at the museum in Clinton, TN.
Episode 13
Restoring Jefferson's & Madison's Homes
Dec 24, 2005
Roy visits Monticello, Poplar Forest and Montpelier to follow the work of the two men who were responsible for most of the construction and woodworking.
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