The Woodwright's Shop - Season 3
1 - Inner Woodworking
Air Date: January 1, 1983
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
Air Date: January 1, 1983
Watch as Roy handcrafts a grand, classic workbench using pegged and keyed mortise-and-tenon construction.
3 - Cooper’s Bucket
Air Date: January 1, 1983
See how Roy and coopers from Colonial Williamsburg work together to make a cooper’s bucket.
4 - Blanket Chest
Air Date: January 1, 1983
Follow along as Roy builds a stunning nailed-together, six-board blanket chest with an interior till.
5 - Simple Gifts
Air Date: January 1, 1983
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.”
6 - Whimsy Diddling
Air Date: January 1, 1983
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.
7 - Furniture Carving
Air Date: January 1, 1983
Watch as Roy’s guest Colonial Williamsburg’s Wallace Gusler talks about the techniques and tools needed for carved furniture.
8 - Whetstone Quarry
Air Date: January 1, 1983
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.
9 - The Gunsmith
Air Date: January 1, 1983
Spend time with Roy and Gunsmith Gary Brumfield of Colonial Williamsburg as they discuss the steps to making a handcrafted 18th-century-style rifle.
10 - Wood for the Weaver
Air Date: January 1, 1983
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.
11 - The Luthier
Air Date: January 1, 1983
Join Roy in learning the techniques and processes used to create a violin in the 18th century.
12 - Inner Woodworking
Air Date: January 1, 1983
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.
13 - The Basket Makers
Air Date: January 1, 1983
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.