Season 3

1. Inner Woodworking

1983-10-01 · 29m

Observe as Roy looks at the mechanics of wood and how a trees’ growth affects how you work wood once you have it in your shop.

2. Workbench (Part I)

1983-10-08 · 29m

Roy hand-crafts the frame for a massive, classic workbench using pegged and keyed mortise-and-tenon construction.

3. Workbench (Part II)

1983-10-15 · 29m

Roy finishes the workbench started in the previous episode.

5. Blanket Chest

1983-10-29 · 29m

Follow along as Roy builds a stunning nailed-together, six-board blanket chest with an interior till.

6. Simple Gifts

1983-11-05 · 29m

Watch and learn as Roy builds three simple gift projects, including a flapping duck toy, a small pine knock-down bench and a wooden egg beater.

7. Whimsy Diddling

1983-11-12 · 29m

Join Roy as he walks you through the process for making a Gee Haw Wimmey Diddle, a quintessential mountain folk toy, along and a willow whistle.

8. Furniture Carving

1983-11-19 · 29m

Watch as Roy’s guest Colonial Williamsburg’s Wallace Gusler talks about the techniques and tools needed for carved furniture.

9. Whetstone Quarry

1983-11-26 · 29m

Take a trip with Roy through the geological history of whetstones, then head out on a hunt for rough materials to make your own whetstone for sharpening.

10. The Gunsmith

1983-12-03 · 29m

Spend time with Roy and gunsmith Gary Brumfield of Colonial Williamsburg as they discuss the steps to making a handcrafted 18th-century-style rifle.

11. Wood for the Weaver

1983-12-10 · 29m

Discover details about some of the traditional wooden implements used by weavers, including spinning wheels, clock reels and niddy noddys; and watch as Roy makes a swift and a tape loom.

12. The Luthier

1983-12-17 · 29m

Join Roy in learning the techniques and processes used to create a violin in the 18th century.

4. Cooper’s Bucket

1983-10-22 · 29m

With some help a couple of coopers from Colonial Williamsburg, Roy shows the steps to creating a cooper’s bucket.

13. The Basket Makers

1983-12-24 · 29m

Watch as Roy Black and Robert Watson show Roy how to make round-bottom and flat-bottom white oak baskets, starting from a log and using only hand tools.