About this season
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.
Episodes (13)
1. English Walnut Music Stand
Aired 2 October 1993
Build a beautiful music stand that adjusts for height and angle to best suit the musician.
2. Fair And Square
Aired 9 October 1993
Roy works through the steps to turn a round log into a square timber, and then shows how to bore a square hole.
3. Fireplace Bellows
Aired 16 October 1993
4. Hickory Pitchfork
Aired 23 October 1993
Through shaving, steaming and bending, Roy creates a pitchfork from a green hickory limb.
5. Continental Army Canteen
Aired 30 October 1993
Learn to build a wooden canteen using stave construction.
6. Make A Windsor Chair (Part 1)
Aired 6 November 1993
In this three-episode project Roy builds a variation of a swiveling Windsor chair allegedly used by Thomas Jefferson during the writing of the Declaration of Independence.
7. Make A Windsor Chair (Part 2)
Aired 13 November 1993
In this three-episode project Roy builds a variation of a swiveling Windsor chair allegedly used by Thomas Jefferson during the writing of the Declaration of Independence.
8. Make A Windsor Chair (Part 3)
Aired 20 November 1993
In this three-episode project Roy builds a variation of a swiveling Windsor chair allegedly used by Thomas Jefferson during the writing of the Declaration of Independence.
9. The Geddy Foundry of Williamsburg
Aired 27 November 1993
Roy visits the foundry at Williamsburg to view the processes of pouring and finishing brass and silver for hardware and household items.
10. Crazy Wooden Things for Kids to Make
Aired 4 December 1993
Roy uses the theme of string-powered toys to show us how to make a spinning top, pump drill and a simplified version of the mechanism for a flying ball clock.
11. Spiral Turning and Xylophone Tones
Aired 11 December 1993
Learn the basics of two simple and fun projects: carving a spiral and building a tongue drum.
12. Norwegian Wood
Aired 18 December 1993
Roy visits Lillehammer, Norway looking at traditional Norwegian folk architecture and building techniques.
13. Timber Building in the Land of the Midnight Sun
Aired 25 December 1993
Still enjoying his trip to Norway, Roy visits a Viking ship museum and the Norwegian Folk Museum.