Season 25

1. Garden Bench

2005-10-01

Build a small garden bench made of Cypress, and with a south-east Asian design.

2. Wooden Puzzles

2005-10-08

Avoid being frustrated by wooden puzzles by making a wooden knot, and three burr puzzles yourself.

3. Jeff Headley, Cabinetmaker

2005-10-15

Jeff Headley and Steve Hamilton visit the shop to show the construction techniques - and secrets - in a Winchester slant-top desk.

4. The Melencolia Plane

2005-10-22

Build the wooden plane pictured in Albrecht Durer's Melancolia

5. Three Chests of Tools

2005-10-29

Join Roy as he inventories woodworking tools he found in three tool chests.

6. Woodturning Wisdom

2005-11-05

Roy discusses the "perfection along the axis" found in woodturning

7. Niddy Noddy & Weaver's Swift

2005-11-12

Build two accessories valuable to the weaver.

8. Cabinet Workbench

2005-11-19

In a two-episode project, Roy builds a workbench with storage underneath from a design from Charles Hayward. In the first episode Roy builds the case, and then in the second finishes with the door and drawers.

9. Workbench Doors & Drawers

2005-11-26

In a two-episode project, Roy builds a workbench with storage underneath from a design from Charles Hayward. In the first episode Roy builds the case, and then in the second finishes with the door and drawers.

10. Nora Hall: Woodcarver

2005-12-03

Nora Hall visits the shop and shows the steps to carve a linenfold design.

11. Country Chair Seats

2005-12-10

David Russell visits and shows the intricacies of corn-shuck chair seats.

12. The Museum of Appalachia

2005-12-17

Roy discovers the history of Appalachian people at the museum in Clinton, TN.

13. Restoring Jefferson's & Madison's Homes

2005-12-24

Roy visits Monticello, Poplar Forest and Montpelier to follow the work of the two men who were responsible for most of the construction and woodworking.