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. Inner Woodworking
Aired 1 October 1983 • 29 min
Observe as Roy looks at the mechanics of wood and how a trees’ growth affects how you work wood once you have it in your shop.
2. Workbench (Part I)
Aired 8 October 1983 • 29 min
Roy hand-crafts the frame for a massive, classic workbench using pegged and keyed mortise-and-tenon construction.
3. Workbench (Part II)
Aired 15 October 1983 • 29 min
Roy finishes the workbench started in the previous episode.
5. Blanket Chest
Aired 29 October 1983 • 29 min
Follow along as Roy builds a stunning nailed-together, six-board blanket chest with an interior till.
6. Simple Gifts
Aired 5 November 1983 • 29 min
Watch and learn as Roy builds three simple gift projects, including a flapping duck toy, a small pine knock-down bench and a wooden egg beater.
7. Whimsy Diddling
Aired 12 November 1983 • 29 min
Join Roy as he walks you through the process for making a Gee Haw Wimmey Diddle, a quintessential mountain folk toy, along and a willow whistle.
8. Furniture Carving
Aired 19 November 1983 • 29 min
Watch as Roy’s guest Colonial Williamsburg’s Wallace Gusler talks about the techniques and tools needed for carved furniture.
9. Whetstone Quarry
Aired 26 November 1983 • 29 min
Take a trip with Roy through the geological history of whetstones, then head out on a hunt for rough materials to make your own whetstone for sharpening.
10. The Gunsmith
Aired 3 December 1983 • 29 min
Spend time with Roy and gunsmith Gary Brumfield of Colonial Williamsburg as they discuss the steps to making a handcrafted 18th-century-style rifle.
11. Wood for the Weaver
Aired 10 December 1983 • 29 min
Discover details about some of the traditional wooden implements used by weavers, including spinning wheels, clock reels and niddy noddys; and watch as Roy makes a swift and a tape loom.
12. The Luthier
Aired 17 December 1983 • 29 min
Join Roy in learning the techniques and processes used to create a violin in the 18th century.
4. Cooper’s Bucket
Aired 22 October 1983 • 29 min
With some help a couple of coopers from Colonial Williamsburg, Roy shows the steps to creating a cooper’s bucket.
13. The Basket Makers
Aired 24 December 1983 • 29 min
Watch as Roy Black and Robert Watson show Roy how to make round-bottom and flat-bottom white oak baskets, starting from a log and using only hand tools.