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