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    1. Turning of the Screw

    29m

    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.

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    2. That Old Spoon Carver

    29m

    Roy visits with expert spoon carver Roger Sandstrom to talk technique, wood selection and more about carving spoons and treenware.

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    3. Don't Crush That Bookstand, Hand Me the Pliers

    29m

    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.

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    4. Folding Lathe

    29m

    Roy shows how to build an 18th Century French lathe designed to fold up and store in the corner.

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    5. Jacobian Stool

    29m

    We learn how to create the traditional joinery for a Jacobean stool.

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    6. Turning and Carving

    29m

    Roy finishes the Jacobean stool by adding the turning and carving to the frame.

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    7. Things They'd Never Make for Themselves

    29m

    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.

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    8. Anderson's Forge

    29m

    Roy travels to the John Anderson Forge at Colonial Williamsburg to look at how nails, hinges and tools were made in Colonial America.

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    9. Botetourt Chair

    29m

    Roy takes a look at 18th Century woodworking details found in furniture from the Colonial Williamsburg cabinet shop.

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    10. Shaker Lap Desk

    29m

    Build one of the classic 18th Century projects with Roy; a Shaker lap desk.

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    11. Rachel's Wagon

    29m

    Roy walks through the steps required to build a wooden wagon for his daughters – but manages to have some fun himself.

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    12. Toolmaker's Art

    29m

    Roy visits with Peter Ross at the Anderson Forge to look at 18th Century tool making, in particular, a gentlemen’s hatchet.

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    13. House Framing Doggie Style

    29m

    Only the best for Roy’s pooch, Grit: a brick and Tudor framed doghouse is this episode’s project.

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Cast

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    Roy Underhill

    Himself - Host

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