Season 3

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Episode 129 min1983-10-01

Inner Woodworking

Observe as Roy looks at the mechanics of wood and how a trees’ growth affects how you work wood once you have it in your shop.

Episode 229 min1983-10-08

Workbench (Part I)

Roy hand-crafts the frame for a massive, classic workbench using pegged and keyed mortise-and-tenon construction.

Episode 329 min1983-10-15

Workbench (Part II)

Roy finishes the workbench started in the previous episode.

Episode 529 min1983-10-29

Blanket Chest

Follow along as Roy builds a stunning nailed-together, six-board blanket chest with an interior till.

Episode 629 min1983-11-05

Simple Gifts

Watch and learn as Roy builds three simple gift projects, including a flapping duck toy, a small pine knock-down bench and a wooden egg beater.

Episode 729 min1983-11-12

Whimsy Diddling

Join Roy as he walks you through the process for making a Gee Haw Wimmey Diddle, a quintessential mountain folk toy, along and a willow whistle.

Episode 829 min1983-11-19

Furniture Carving

Watch as Roy’s guest Colonial Williamsburg’s Wallace Gusler talks about the techniques and tools needed for carved furniture.

Episode 929 min1983-11-26

Whetstone Quarry

Take a trip with Roy through the geological history of whetstones, then head out on a hunt for rough materials to make your own whetstone for sharpening.

Episode 1029 min1983-12-03

The Gunsmith

Spend time with Roy and gunsmith Gary Brumfield of Colonial Williamsburg as they discuss the steps to making a handcrafted 18th-century-style rifle.

Episode 1129 min1983-12-10

Wood for the Weaver

Discover details about some of the traditional wooden implements used by weavers, including spinning wheels, clock reels and niddy noddys; and watch as Roy makes a swift and a tape loom.

Episode 1229 min1983-12-17

The Luthier

Join Roy in learning the techniques and processes used to create a violin in the 18th century.

Episode 429 min1983-10-22

Cooper’s Bucket

With some help a couple of coopers from Colonial Williamsburg, Roy shows the steps to creating a cooper’s bucket.

Episode 1329 min1983-12-24

The Basket Makers

Watch as Roy Black and Robert Watson show Roy how to make round-bottom and flat-bottom white oak baskets, starting from a log and using only hand tools.

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