The Woodwright's Shop(1981)

Name: The Woodwright's Shop
Genre: Reality
Released: 1981-01-01
Rating: 9
Cast: Roy Underhill

★ 9.0(5)27m480 episodesReturning Series

Reality

The Woodwright's Shop is a traditional woodworking show hosted by Roy Underhill on the Public Broadcasting Service in the United States. It is one of the longest running "how to" shows on PBS. Since its debut in 1979, the show has aired over 400 episodes. The first two seasons were broadcast only on public TV in North Carolina; the season numbering was restarted when the show went national in 1981. It is still filmed at the UNC-TV studios in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.

First aired:: 1981-01-01
Country:: US
Network:: PBS

Episodes

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1. Arts and Crafts Bookcase
1996-10-05
Learn the steps to recreate a knock down bookcase originally built by the Roycrofters of East Aurora, New York.
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2. The Secret Dovetailed Box
1996-10-12
Roy shows how to make a small box using a hidden dovetail joint that looks like a miter joint when complete.
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3. Wood Inlay
1996-10-19
This episode starts by making a scratch stock tool necessary to create the grooves for the simple Holly inlay that follows.
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4. The Giant Chisels of Gaul
1996-10-26
Roy visits local blacksmith shops and museums in the Alsace region of France in search of a giant chisel.
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5. Roll Top Cabinetry
1996-11-02
Using a roll-top joinery process, Roy creates a small box with tambour doors.
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6. African Drum
1996-11-09
Roy shows how to build an “African” drum that originally came from colonial America.
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7. Woodcraft of Alsace, France
1996-11-16
Roy continues his visit to the Alsace region looking at woodworking and timber-building traditions.
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8. Comb-Back Windsor Chair, Part 1
1996-11-23
In this two-part project, Roy shows the steps to create a classic comb-back Windsor chair.
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9. Comb-Back Windsor Chair, Part 2
1996-11-30
In this two-part project, Roy shows the steps to create a classic comb-back Windsor chair.
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10. Sand-Powered Wooden Toys
1996-12-07
Roy builds two simple toys: an interlocking-joint puzzle; and a sand-powered whirligig.
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11. Cutting the Knuckle-Hinge Joint
1996-12-14
Learn to create the useful knuckle-hinge joint and, just for fun, whittle a wooden pair of pliers.
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12. Making Wooden Screws
1996-12-21
Roy shows how to use a tap and screw box to create wooden screws for use in shop and furniture projects.
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13. The Pencil People
1996-12-28
Learn the history of writing instruments and the evolution of the pencil, then look at a variety of pencil sharpeners from the past.