Season 6

1. Turning of the Screw

29m

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.

2. That Old Spoon Carver

29m

Roy visits with expert spoon carver Roger Sandstrom to talk technique, wood selection and more about carving spoons and treenware.

3. Don't Crush That Bookstand, Hand Me the Pliers

29m

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.

4. Folding Lathe

29m

Roy shows how to build an 18th Century French lathe designed to fold up and store in the corner.

5. Jacobian Stool

29m

We learn how to create the traditional joinery for a Jacobean stool.

6. Turning and Carving

29m

Roy finishes the Jacobean stool by adding the turning and carving to the frame.

7. Things They'd Never Make for Themselves

29m

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.

8. Anderson's Forge

29m

Roy travels to the John Anderson Forge at Colonial Williamsburg to look at how nails, hinges and tools were made in Colonial America.

9. Botetourt Chair

29m

Roy takes a look at 18th Century woodworking details found in furniture from the Colonial Williamsburg cabinet shop.

10. Shaker Lap Desk

29m

Build one of the classic 18th Century projects with Roy; a Shaker lap desk.

11. Rachel's Wagon

29m

Roy walks through the steps required to build a wooden wagon for his daughters – but manages to have some fun himself.

12. Toolmaker's Art

29m

Roy visits with Peter Ross at the Anderson Forge to look at 18th Century tool making, in particular, a gentlemen’s hatchet.

13. House Framing Doggie Style

29m

Only the best for Roy’s pooch, Grit: a brick and Tudor framed doghouse is this episode’s project.