Season 2

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Episode 129 min1982-10-02

Getting a Grip on It

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

Episode 230 min1982-10-09

Candle Stand

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

Episode 329 min1982-10-16

Plane Truth, Version 1

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

Episode 41982-10-23

Plane Truth, Version 2

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

Episode 530 min1982-10-30

Getting Into Drawers

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.

Episode 630 min1982-11-06

Finding and Fixing

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

Episode 730 min1982-11-13

Cutting your Teeth

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.

Episode 830 min1982-11-20

While the Iron’s Hot

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.

Episode 91982-11-27

Straight and Narrow

Lost episode.

Episode 1029 min1982-12-04

Vernacular Sash

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

Episode 1129 min1982-12-18

Woodwright at Sea

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.

Episode 1230 min1982-12-25

Tale of Two Toys

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

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Roy Underhill

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