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 (12)
1. Getting a Grip on It
Aired 2 October 1982 • 29 min
Watch as Roy examines a number of tool handles, then creates an axe handle from a split of hickory and turns a chisel handle.
2. Candle Stand
Aired 9 October 1982 • 30 min
Follow along as Roy walks you through the steps of creating a classic walnut candle stand.
3. Plane Truth, Version 1
Aired 16 October 1982 • 29 min
Learn the history of a wide variety of handplanes as Roy explains their many and specialized uses.
4. Plane Truth, Version 2
Aired 23 October 1982
Learn the history of a wide variety of handplanes as Roy explains their many and specialized uses. Lost episode.
5. Getting Into Drawers
Aired 30 October 1982 • 30 min
Join Roy as he makes a hand-hewn, half-blind dovetailed drawer for his workbench, and discusses many of the techniques used in traditional drawer making.
6. Finding and Fixing
Aired 6 November 1982 • 30 min
See what Roy discovers at a scrap yard, antique store and flea market on his way to “The Woodwright’s Shop.”
7. Cutting your Teeth
Aired 13 November 1982 • 30 min
It’s all about staying sharp, and in this episode Roy examines the dizzying array of saws available, from familiar panel saws to bowsaws and pit saws. Plus, as a special bonus Roy shows you how to sharpen a bowsaw.
8. While the Iron’s Hot
Aired 20 November 1982 • 30 min
Accompany Roy on a visit to Colonial Williamsburg to work with the living history museum’s blacksmiths as they make a froe, and forge a cant hook.
9. Straight and Narrow
Aired 27 November 1982
Lost episode.
10. Vernacular Sash
Aired 4 December 1982 • 29 min
Roy takes us through the hand-crafted creation process of a sash-style window, explaining the stiles, rails and muntins.
11. Woodwright at Sea
Aired 18 December 1982 • 29 min
The evolution of modern boat building in America starts with simple designs such as those found in rough-hewn canoes – and its surprisingly fundamental. Watch Roy explore how to build a boat as he visits the Hampton Mariner’s Museum and discusses boat building that’s large and complex. There is a clear evolution in tools and techniques and it’s both instructive and entertaining to watch this process.
12. Tale of Two Toys
Aired 25 December 1982 • 30 min
Roy looks at a collection of classic wood toys, and then shows us the steps to create a Crow Chaser.