The Woodwright's Shop
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.
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Season 18
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E1
Dovetailing a Cedar Box
Learn simple box dovetails and create some shop characters that can hang out inside.
Oct 3, 1998 -
2
E2
Chip Carving
Dress up a small cedar box with a variety of chip carving designs.
Oct 10, 1998 -
3
E3
Chairs for Children
Roy makes a walnut stick chair and a pine slab chair perfectly sized for children.
Oct 17, 1998 -
4
E4
Bark and Rustic Work
Learn the details to add a hickory bark seat to a child’s chair.
Oct 24, 1998 -
5
E5
Debate of the Carpenter's Tools
Roy draws on poetry from the 1400s to explain what tools were used by wrights of the day.
Oct 31, 1998 -
6
E6
Treadle Lathe
Build an improved version of Roy’s 20-year-old treadle lathe design — and it starts with scrap lumber!
Nov 7, 1998 -
7
E7
White Oak Basket
A class on basket weaving? You bet! Weave a white oak basket with Roy.
Nov 14, 1998 -
8
E8
Wall Tool Chest
Roy uses a red oak tool chest to illustrate a discussion on hand planes.
Nov 21, 1998 -
9
E9
Woodworking Gizmos
Learn to convert a treadle lathe into a treadle jigsaw.
Nov 28, 1998 -
10
E10
Traditional Toys
Roy shows how to make a traditional Russian pecking-chicken toy.
Dec 5, 1998 -
11
E11
Old Salem
Roy visits Old Salem, North Carolina, founded in the 1760s by the Moravians. Their craft lives on in the recreated town.
Dec 12, 1998 -
12
E12
Swinging Cradle from Saxony
Learn to build a scaled-down German swinging cradle built with lapstrake construction.
Dec 19, 1998 -
13
E13
Jamestown Woodworkers, 1607
Learn about the history and the early settlers of the Jamestown, Virginia settlement.
Dec 26, 1998