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. Garden Bench
Aired 1 October 2005
Build a small garden bench made of Cypress, and with a south-east Asian design.
2. Wooden Puzzles
Aired 8 October 2005
Avoid being frustrated by wooden puzzles by making a wooden knot, and three burr puzzles yourself.
3. Jeff Headley, Cabinetmaker
Aired 15 October 2005
Jeff Headley and Steve Hamilton visit the shop to show the construction techniques - and secrets - in a Winchester slant-top desk.
4. The Melencolia Plane
Aired 22 October 2005
Build the wooden plane pictured in Albrecht Durer's Melancolia
5. Three Chests of Tools
Aired 29 October 2005
Join Roy as he inventories woodworking tools he found in three tool chests.
6. Woodturning Wisdom
Aired 5 November 2005
Roy discusses the "perfection along the axis" found in woodturning
7. Niddy Noddy & Weaver's Swift
Aired 12 November 2005
Build two accessories valuable to the weaver.
8. Cabinet Workbench
Aired 19 November 2005
In a two-episode project, Roy builds a workbench with storage underneath from a design from Charles Hayward. In the first episode Roy builds the case, and then in the second finishes with the door and drawers.
9. Workbench Doors & Drawers
Aired 26 November 2005
In a two-episode project, Roy builds a workbench with storage underneath from a design from Charles Hayward. In the first episode Roy builds the case, and then in the second finishes with the door and drawers.
10. Nora Hall: Woodcarver
Aired 3 December 2005
Nora Hall visits the shop and shows the steps to carve a linenfold design.
11. Country Chair Seats
Aired 10 December 2005
David Russell visits and shows the intricacies of corn-shuck chair seats.
12. The Museum of Appalachia
Aired 17 December 2005
Roy discovers the history of Appalachian people at the museum in Clinton, TN.
13. Restoring Jefferson's & Madison's Homes
Aired 24 December 2005
Roy visits Monticello, Poplar Forest and Montpelier to follow the work of the two men who were responsible for most of the construction and woodworking.