The Woodwright's Shop - Season 6
1 - Turning of the Screw
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
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
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
Roy shows how to build an 18th Century French lathe designed to fold up and store in the corner.
5 - Jacobian Stool
6 - Turning and Carving
7 - Things They'd Never Make for Themselves
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
9 - Botetourt Chair
Roy takes a look at 18th Century woodworking details found in furniture from the Colonial Williamsburg cabinet shop.
10 - Shaker Lap Desk
Build one of the classic 18th Century projects with Roy; a Shaker lap desk.
11 - Rachel's Wagon
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
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
Only the best for Roy’s pooch, Grit: a brick and Tudor framed doghouse is this episode’s project.