Season 2
Episodes
1. Getting a Grip on It
1982-01-01
Handles — 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. Candle Stand
1982-01-01
Candle Stand — Follow along as Roy walks you through the steps of creating a classic walnut candle stand.
3. Plane Truth, Version 1
1982-01-01
Learn the history of a wide variety of handplanes as Roy explains their many and specialized uses.
4. Plane Truth, Version 2
1982-01-01
Learn the history of a wide variety of handplanes as Roy explains their many and specialized uses.
5. Getting Into Drawers
1982-01-01
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. Finding and Fixing
1982-01-01
See what Roy discovers at a scrap yard, antique store and flea market on his way to “The Woodwright’s Shop.”
7. Cutting your Teeth
1982-01-01
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. While the Iron's Hot
1982-01-01
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. Straight and Narrow
1982-01-01
Roy takes us through the hand-crafted creation process of a sash-style window, explaining the stiles, rails and muntins.
10. Vernacular Sash
1982-01-01
Roy takes us through the hand-crafted creation process of a sash-style window, explaining the stiles, rails and muntins.
11. Woodwright at Sea
1982-01-01
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. Tale of Two Toys
1982-01-01
Roy looks at a collection of classic wood toys, and then shows us the steps to create a Crow Chaser.