Roy Underhill
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The Woodwright's Shop
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Episode 129 min
Turning of the Screw
Traditional woodworking required making much of your own tools and machinery, and the wooden screw is a major component in those. Roy looks at the making of wooden screws for use in the shop.
Episode 229 min
That Old Spoon Carver
Roy visits with expert spoon carver Roger Sandstrom to talk technique, wood selection and more about carving spoons and treenware.
Episode 329 min
Don't Crush That Bookstand, Hand Me the Pliers
Roy tackles creating a classic Wooden Pliers whittled from a single piece of wood, and then expands the concept to a folding bookstand using similar joinery.
Episode 429 min
Folding Lathe
Roy shows how to build an 18th Century French lathe designed to fold up and store in the corner.
Episode 529 min
Jacobian Stool
We learn how to create the traditional joinery for a Jacobean stool.
Episode 629 min
Turning and Carving
Roy finishes the Jacobean stool by adding the turning and carving to the frame.
Episode 729 min
Things They'd Never Make for Themselves
We spend some quality time with Roy making small projects from scrap wood, including wooden ties, a pop gun, ado-nothing machine and a flying top.
Episode 829 min
Anderson's Forge
Roy travels to the John Anderson Forge at Colonial Williamsburg to look at how nails, hinges and tools were made in Colonial America.
Episode 929 min
Botetourt Chair
Roy takes a look at 18th Century woodworking details found in furniture from the Colonial Williamsburg cabinet shop.
Episode 1029 min
Shaker Lap Desk
Build one of the classic 18th Century projects with Roy; a Shaker lap desk.
Episode 1129 min
Rachel's Wagon
Roy walks through the steps required to build a wooden wagon for his daughters – but manages to have some fun himself.
Episode 1229 min
Toolmaker's Art
Roy visits with Peter Ross at the Anderson Forge to look at 18th Century tool making, in particular, a gentlemen’s hatchet.
Episode 1329 min
House Framing Doggie Style
Only the best for Roy’s pooch, Grit: a brick and Tudor framed doghouse is this episode’s project.
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