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. Who Wrote the Book of Sloyd?!
Aired 16 September 2017
Sloyd, the late 19th century Swedish system of learning woodworking was intended to develop skilled, industrious, and morally upstanding citizens. We’ll give it a try, and hope it’s not too late for us!
2. Holly Wood Spectaculars!
Aired 23 September 2017
Steve Latta shows how to create decorative veneer patterns using oval engines, sharp knives, and patient perfectionism.
3. The Roubo Bookstand!
Aired 30 September 2017
One piece of walnut makes a beautiful bookstand as we follow the formula of an old French master.
4. Rise of the Machines
Aired 7 October 2017
Why do it by hand – when you can do it by foot? Roy Underhill gets caught up in up a bevy of century-old, foot-powered woodworking machines.
5. Hand Plane Essentials With Chris Schwarz
Aired 14 October 2017
Learn how to make gleaming surfaces, tight joints and crisp moldings through perfect planing.
6. Big Ash Mallet!
Aired 21 October 2017
Make a proper joiner’s mallet and you’ll never be lonely again! With ash head and hickory handle, Roy shows how to make a mallet for the ages.
7. Carving Away with Mary May
Aired 28 October 2017
Classical carver Mary May gives Roy his first lessons on woodcarving – along with a proper rebuke for edge tool abuse!
8. Dovetailed Grease Pot
Aired 4 November 2017
Walnut and boxwood make a little box with a secret lock to stash the woodworker’s pal.
9. Lumberjack Fan Carving
Aired 11 November 2017
10. Forging the Hold Fast
Aired 18 November 2017
11. Brian Boggs, Chairmaker
Aired 25 November 2017
12. Combination Planes 37th Season
Aired 2 December 2017
13. The Venerable Bead
Aired 9 December 2017