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. Make Your Shaving Horse
1997-10-04
Roy shows you how to make a shaving horse from a single 2x10.
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2. Whittling Chains and Ball in Cage
1997-10-11
Learn to whittle the mysterious, impossible-seeming wooden chain and ball-in-cage.
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3. Windsor High Chair
1997-10-18
Roy make a child’s Windsor highchair showing classic Windsor techniques.
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4. Chinese Bamboo Chair
1997-10-25
Make a chair out of grass ... Chinese bamboo, that is.
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5. Shaker Boxes
1997-11-01
Make a No. 3 bentwood Shaker box – a deceptively simple design.
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6. Panel-Framed Bench
1997-11-08
Roy’s panel-framed bench has a storage space built beneath the seat.
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7. Hanging Bookcase
1997-11-15
Using thin wood and only tapered, sliding dovetails, Roy makes a sturdy hanging bookshelf.
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8. Window Sash Restoration
1997-11-22
Roy takes a rotted window sash and repairs it with weather resistant resinous wood.
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9. Wooden Tea Machine
1997-11-29
Make a cam-operated tea bag dunking machine that’ll save your arms from the repetitive motion of steeping tea.
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10. Nuts to You
1997-12-06
How do you get to the center of a walnut? Build a turned, decorated nut cracker, as well as a simpler version from one piece of wood.
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11. Hancock Shaker Village
1997-12-13
Roy takes a look at interior Shaker craftsmanship at the Hancock Shaker Village in Pittsfield, Mass.
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12. Shaker Side Table
1997-12-20
Shaker furniture was made as if to be used for 1,000 years – see how that philosophy is worked into a small table.
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13. Woodworking in Upper Canada
1997-12-27
During the time of Colonial America, many Loyalists headed north for Canada. Roy explores the life and economy they built there between harsh winters.