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. Peter & the Box
Aired 29 September 2007
Master joiner Peter Follansbee of Plymouth Plantation carves a 17th century “bible box.”
2. Ball & Socket Embroidery Stand Pt.1
Aired 6 October 2007
Turn the base and shaft of an 18th century embroidery stand from Colonial Williamsburg.
3. Ball & Socket Embroidery Stand Pt.2
Aired 13 October 2007
Steam bent hoops and wooden adjusting screws complete the embroidery stand.
4. Screw Box for Wooden Threads
Aired 20 October 2007
Down and dirty metalworking forges the cutters to make wooden screws.
5. French Work Bench, Pt.1
Aired 27 October 2007
This workbench from Provence uses puzzling dovetails to join the legs to the bench top.
6. French Work Bench, Pt.2
Aired 3 November 2007
A tool chest, drawers and vises complete the workbench from Provence.
7. Violin Maker Joe Thrift
Aired 10 November 2007
Meet a modern luthier who works with tools and techniques unchanged for centuries.
8. Candle Box With Secret Drawer
Aired 17 November 2007
A sliding side reveals the hidden drawer on this missionary’s candle box.
9. Parallelogram Plant Stand
Aired 24 November 2007
Shelves that swing keep your plants in the sun on this Victorian contraption.
10. German Woodcraft in America
Aired 1 December 2007
Explore woodworking traditions of the Moravian settlers at Old Salem.
11. Woodworking With Tillers International
Aired 8 December 2007
Ox yokes & timber-framing number among the projects at a school using low-tech solutions.
12. The Sordid Blacksmith
Aired 15 December 2007
A Williamsburg blacksmith forges hinges following instructions in a 17th century manual.
13. Henry Ford’s Museum Village
Aired 22 December 2007
Partake in a celebration of American innovation at Greenfield Village.