Season 2

1. Getting a Grip on It

1982-10-02 · 29m

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

2. Candle Stand

1982-10-09 · 30m

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

3. Plane Truth, Version 1

1982-10-16 · 29m

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

4. Plane Truth, Version 2

1982-10-23

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

5. Getting Into Drawers

1982-10-30 · 30m

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.

6. Finding and Fixing

1982-11-06 · 30m

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

7. Cutting your Teeth

1982-11-13 · 30m

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.

8. While the Iron’s Hot

1982-11-20 · 30m

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.

9. Straight and Narrow

1982-11-27

Lost episode.

10. Vernacular Sash

1982-12-04 · 29m

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

11. Woodwright at Sea

1982-12-18 · 29m

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.

12. Tale of Two Toys

1982-12-25 · 30m

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