Season 5

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Episode 129 min1985-10-05

Rustic Rockers

Roy starts off the “Making Things From Nature” season by giving us some history of rustic furniture and walks through the steps necessary to make a Rustic Rocker.

Episode 229 min1985-10-12

Bark Bottoms

To finish up the Rustic Rocker, Roy takes us into the woods to gather hickory bark, and then heads into the shop to create the woven bark seat for the rocker.

Episode 329 min1985-10-19

Baby Cradle

Roy takes us into the shop to finish up a pilgrim-style oak cradle that he started, but never finished, reviewing the “tricky” parts necessary to create the whole project.

Episode 429 min1985-10-26

Chris' Workshop

We visit with a 14-year-old traditional woodworker who sells his wares (walking sticks, toys and more), to make more money to buy tools he can’t make for himself.

Episode 529 min1985-11-02

Iron Machine, Foot Power

A collector of cast-iron, foot-powered woodworking lathes and fret saws visits with Roy and they try out a number of the machines.

Episode 629 min1985-11-09

Hutch Table I

In part one, Roy starts the base of a classic early-American project that serves as a tilt-top table, chair and storage unit.

Episode 729 min1985-11-16

Hutch Table II

In part two, Roy finishes the base and completes the top of the early-American tilt-top table. He also shows how to make a traditional milk paint finish for the piece.

Episode 829 min1985-11-23

Iron Bloomery

Roy visits with David Harvey, a Blacksmith at Colonial Williamsburg, and learns how to turn bog ore into a woodworking chisel.

Episode 929 min1985-11-30

Berry Buckets, Sussex Trugs and Bark Sheaths

Roy shows how to create three projects that are created directly from trees and bark, with very little refinement.

Episode 1029 min1985-12-07

Wheelwright

We head back to Colonial Williamsburg where Roy visits with master wheelwright Dan Stebbins to discover the mysteries and realities of making wheels for early American wagons and carts.

Episode 1129 min1985-12-14

Music Mill

Roy makes a six-note music mill from wine bottles that is powered by hand crank (but can also be powered by a water wheel).

Episode 1229 min1985-12-21

Secrets From the Cabinet Shop

Roy travels back to visit with master cabinetmaker Mack Headley at the Anthony Hay shop at Colonial Williamsburg. He shares some of the secrets that were standard fare for 18th century American woodworking.

Episode 1329 min1985-12-28

A Glass Act

Sash joinery, or making windows, is the ultimate test of organizational skills, and Roy takes us through the many steps and details that must align to make a good window.

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