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. Turning of the Screw
Traditional woodworking required making much of your own tools and machinery, and the wooden screw is a major component in those. Roy looks at the making of wooden screws for use in the shop.
2. That Old Spoon Carver
Roy visits with expert spoon carver Roger Sandstrom to talk technique, wood selection and more about carving spoons and treenware.
3. Don't Crush That Bookstand, Hand Me the Pliers
Roy tackles creating a classic Wooden Pliers whittled from a single piece of wood, and then expands the concept to a folding bookstand using similar joinery.
4. Folding Lathe
Roy shows how to build an 18th Century French lathe designed to fold up and store in the corner.
5. Jacobian Stool
We learn how to create the traditional joinery for a Jacobean stool.
6. Turning and Carving
Roy finishes the Jacobean stool by adding the turning and carving to the frame.
7. Things They'd Never Make for Themselves
We spend some quality time with Roy making small projects from scrap wood, including wooden ties, a pop gun, ado-nothing machine and a flying top.
8. Anderson's Forge
Roy travels to the John Anderson Forge at Colonial Williamsburg to look at how nails, hinges and tools were made in Colonial America.
9. Botetourt Chair
Roy takes a look at 18th Century woodworking details found in furniture from the Colonial Williamsburg cabinet shop.
10. Shaker Lap Desk
Build one of the classic 18th Century projects with Roy; a Shaker lap desk.
11. Rachel's Wagon
Roy walks through the steps required to build a wooden wagon for his daughters – but manages to have some fun himself.
12. Toolmaker's Art
Roy visits with Peter Ross at the Anderson Forge to look at 18th Century tool making, in particular, a gentlemen’s hatchet.
13. House Framing Doggie Style
Only the best for Roy’s pooch, Grit: a brick and Tudor framed doghouse is this episode’s project.