The Woodwright's Shop - Season 16
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.
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.
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.
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.
5 - Roll Top Cabinetry
Air Date: November 2, 1996
Using a roll-top joinery process, Roy creates a small box with tambour doors.
6 - African Drum
Air Date: November 9, 1996
Roy shows how to build an “African” drum that originally came from colonial America.
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.
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.
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.
10 - Sand-Powered Wooden Toys
Air Date: December 7, 1996
Roy builds two simple toys: an interlocking-joint puzzle; and a sand-powered whirligig.
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.
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.
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.