Episode 1
Turning of the Screw
Traditional woodworking required making much of your own tools and machinery, and the wooden screw is a major component in those. Roy looks at the making of wooden screws for use in the shop.
Episode 2
That Old Spoon Carver
Roy visits with expert spoon carver Roger Sandstrom to talk technique, wood selection and more about carving spoons and treenware.
Episode 3
Don't Crush That Bookstand, Hand Me the Pliers
Roy tackles creating a classic Wooden Pliers whittled from a single piece of wood, and then expands the concept to a folding bookstand using similar joinery.
Episode 4
Folding Lathe
Roy shows how to build an 18th Century French lathe designed to fold up and store in the corner.
Episode 5
Jacobian Stool
We learn how to create the traditional joinery for a Jacobean stool.
Episode 6
Turning and Carving
Roy finishes the Jacobean stool by adding the turning and carving to the frame.
Episode 7
Things They'd Never Make for Themselves
We spend some quality time with Roy making small projects from scrap wood, including wooden ties, a pop gun, ado-nothing machine and a flying top.
Episode 8
Anderson's Forge
Roy travels to the John Anderson Forge at Colonial Williamsburg to look at how nails, hinges and tools were made in Colonial America.
Episode 9
Botetourt Chair
Roy takes a look at 18th Century woodworking details found in furniture from the Colonial Williamsburg cabinet shop.
Episode 10
Shaker Lap Desk
Build one of the classic 18th Century projects with Roy; a Shaker lap desk.
Episode 11
Rachel's Wagon
Roy walks through the steps required to build a wooden wagon for his daughters – but manages to have some fun himself.
Episode 12
Toolmaker's Art
Roy visits with Peter Ross at the Anderson Forge to look at 18th Century tool making, in particular, a gentlemen’s hatchet.
Episode 13
House Framing Doggie Style
Only the best for Roy’s pooch, Grit: a brick and Tudor framed doghouse is this episode’s project.
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