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. Van Gogh's Chair
Aired 17 September 2016
The Season 36 premiere shows how to make a chair similar to the one portrayed in Vincent Van Gogh's masterpiece.
2. Sliding Lid Boxes
Aired 24 September 2016
Roy shows how to create easy-to-make wooden gift boxes with mitered corners and lids that slide in grooves.
3. Carved Oak Desk Box
Aired 1 October 2016
Master of Pilgrim-century furniture Peter Follansbee joins Roy to make a slope-lidded, carved box from carved white and red oak.
4. Waving Arm Whirligigs
Aired 8 October 2016
Figures from history including Benjamin Franklin and Muhammad Ali inspire Roy’s new line of waving arm wooden whirlygigs.
5. Wedged Tusk Tenon
Aired 15 October 2016
Roy and workbench builder Will Myers test out the strength of the classic wedged mortise and tenon joint for take-apart furniture.
6. Swedish Shrink Box
Aired 22 October 2016
Woodworker Peter Follansbee shows Roy Underhill how to make Swedish shrink boxes from hollowed wood with inserted bottoms.
7. Saw Like a Butterfly!
Aired 29 October 2016
The great poet-athlete Muhammad Ali inspires the best lessons in woodworking – Saw Like a Butterfly, Plane Like a Bee!
8. Firewood Carrier
Aired 5 November 2016
Chair-maker Elia Bizzarri shows Roy how to make a split oak firewood carrier inspired by the classic wooden harvest rake.
9. Double Casement Window
Aired 12 November 2016
Roy Underhill makes a double, swinging casement window using wooden planes and premium pine.
10. Roman Work Bench
Aired 3 December 2016
Christopher Schwarz & Roy unlocks the secrets of the ancient Roman woodworker’s bench.
11. Staked Furniture
Aired 10 December 2016
A plank with inserted legs becomes a chair, a table, or a bench...
12. Tool Chest Hinges & Latch
Aired 17 December 2016 • 26 min
Tool Chest Hinges & Latch
13. Tool Chest from Bristol
Aired 24 December 2016 • 26 min
Roy shows how to dovetail a stout, sloped top tool chest.