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. Garden Bench
2005-10-01
Build a small garden bench made of Cypress, and with a south-east Asian design.
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2. Wooden Puzzles
2005-10-08
Avoid being frustrated by wooden puzzles by making a wooden knot, and three burr puzzles yourself.
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3. Jeff Headley, Cabinetmaker
2005-10-15
Jeff Headley and Steve Hamilton visit the shop to show the construction techniques - and secrets - in a Winchester slant-top desk.
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4. The Melencolia Plane
2005-10-22
Build the wooden plane pictured in Albrecht Durer's Melancolia
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5. Three Chests of Tools
2005-10-29
Join Roy as he inventories woodworking tools he found in three tool chests.
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6. Woodturning Wisdom
2005-11-05
Roy discusses the "perfection along the axis" found in woodturning
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7. Niddy Noddy & Weaver's Swift
2005-11-12
Build two accessories valuable to the weaver.
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8. Cabinet Workbench
2005-11-19
In a two-episode project, Roy builds a workbench with storage underneath from a design from Charles Hayward. In the first episode Roy builds the case, and then in the second finishes with the door and drawers.
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9. Workbench Doors & Drawers
2005-11-26
In a two-episode project, Roy builds a workbench with storage underneath from a design from Charles Hayward. In the first episode Roy builds the case, and then in the second finishes with the door and drawers.
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10. Nora Hall: Woodcarver
2005-12-03
Nora Hall visits the shop and shows the steps to carve a linenfold design.
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11. Country Chair Seats
2005-12-10
David Russell visits and shows the intricacies of corn-shuck chair seats.
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12. The Museum of Appalachia
2005-12-17
Roy discovers the history of Appalachian people at the museum in Clinton, TN.
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13. Restoring Jefferson's & Madison's Homes
2005-12-24
Roy visits Monticello, Poplar Forest and Montpelier to follow the work of the two men who were responsible for most of the construction and woodworking.