Season 16

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Episode 11996-10-05

Arts and Crafts Bookcase

Learn the steps to recreate a knock down bookcase originally built by the Roycrofters of East Aurora, New York.

Episode 21996-10-12

The Secret Dovetailed Box

Roy shows how to make a small box using a hidden dovetail joint that looks like a miter joint when complete.

Episode 31996-10-19

Wood Inlay

This episode starts by making a scratch stock tool necessary to create the grooves for the simple Holly inlay that follows.

Episode 41996-10-26

The Giant Chisels of Gaul

Roy visits local blacksmith shops and museums in the Alsace region of France in search of a giant chisel.

Episode 51996-11-02

Roll Top Cabinetry

Using a roll-top joinery process, Roy creates a small box with tambour doors.

Episode 61996-11-09

African Drum

Roy shows how to build an “African” drum that originally came from colonial America.

Episode 71996-11-16

Woodcraft of Alsace, France

Roy continues his visit to the Alsace region looking at woodworking and timber-building traditions.

Episode 81996-11-23

Comb-Back Windsor Chair, Part 1

In this two-part project, Roy shows the steps to create a classic comb-back Windsor chair.

Episode 91996-11-30

Comb-Back Windsor Chair, Part 2

In this two-part project, Roy shows the steps to create a classic comb-back Windsor chair.

Episode 101996-12-07

Sand-Powered Wooden Toys

Roy builds two simple toys: an interlocking-joint puzzle; and a sand-powered whirligig.

Episode 111996-12-14

Cutting the Knuckle-Hinge Joint

Learn to create the useful knuckle-hinge joint and, just for fun, whittle a wooden pair of pliers.

Episode 121996-12-21

Making Wooden Screws

Roy shows how to use a tap and screw box to create wooden screws for use in shop and furniture projects.

Episode 131996-12-28

The Pencil People

Learn the history of writing instruments and the evolution of the pencil, then look at a variety of pencil sharpeners from the past.

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