Season 16

1. Arts and Crafts Bookcase

1996-10-05

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

2. The Secret Dovetailed Box

1996-10-12

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

3. Wood Inlay

1996-10-19

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

4. The Giant Chisels of Gaul

1996-10-26

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

5. Roll Top Cabinetry

1996-11-02

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

6. African Drum

1996-11-09

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

7. Woodcraft of Alsace, France

1996-11-16

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

8. Comb-Back Windsor Chair, Part 1

1996-11-23

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

9. Comb-Back Windsor Chair, Part 2

1996-11-30

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

10. Sand-Powered Wooden Toys

1996-12-07

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

11. Cutting the Knuckle-Hinge Joint

1996-12-14

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

12. Making Wooden Screws

1996-12-21

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

13. The Pencil People

1996-12-28

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