The Woodwright's Shop - Season 16

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Arts and Crafts Bookcase

1 - Arts and Crafts Bookcase

Air Date: October 5, 1996

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

The Secret Dovetailed Box

2 - The Secret Dovetailed Box

Air Date: October 12, 1996

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

Wood Inlay

3 - Wood Inlay

Air Date: October 19, 1996

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

The Giant Chisels of Gaul

4 - The Giant Chisels of Gaul

Air Date: October 26, 1996

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

Roll Top Cabinetry

5 - Roll Top Cabinetry

Air Date: November 2, 1996

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

African Drum

6 - African Drum

Air Date: November 9, 1996

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

Woodcraft of Alsace, France

7 - Woodcraft of Alsace, France

Air Date: November 16, 1996

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

Comb-Back Windsor Chair, Part 1

8 - Comb-Back Windsor Chair, Part 1

Air Date: November 23, 1996

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

Comb-Back Windsor Chair, Part 2

9 - Comb-Back Windsor Chair, Part 2

Air Date: November 30, 1996

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

Sand-Powered Wooden Toys

10 - Sand-Powered Wooden Toys

Air Date: December 7, 1996

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

Cutting the Knuckle-Hinge Joint

11 - Cutting the Knuckle-Hinge Joint

Air Date: December 14, 1996

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

Making Wooden Screws

12 - Making Wooden Screws

Air Date: December 21, 1996

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

The Pencil People

13 - The Pencil People

Air Date: December 28, 1996

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