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