The Woodwright's Shop

Season 12

TV-G
As Roy Underhill initiated his 37th season on PBS. This craftsman-historian has been teaching the practical methods of woodworking, using methods from the Roman Empire to the industrial revolution. He has presented how-to with and without guests. Through the years he has covered smith works for making tools, making wood cookie molds, foot operated lathes, wagon wheels, posted framework, and more.

Where to Watch Season 12

13 Episodes

  • Bentwood Boxes of the Northwest Coast
    E1
    Bentwood Boxes of the Northwest CoastRoy visits Gregg Blomberg and explores woodworking traditions of the Pacific Northwest.
  • A Civil War Quilting Frame
    E2
    A Civil War Quilting FrameRoy is joined by his wife, Jane, to build a traditional quilting frame.
  • African Chair From the Ivory Coast
    E3
    African Chair From the Ivory CoastRoy and his friend Robert Watson make a “man’s chair” using tools from the Ivory Coast of Africa.
  • Hispanic Furniture-Making
    E4
    Hispanic Furniture-MakingRoy learns about northern New Mexico woodworking on the Santa Fe Trail.
  • Colonial Tape Loom
    E5
    Colonial Tape LoomRoy begins making a tiny tape loom, used for making decorative fabric.
  • Dovetailing a Loom Box
    E6
    Dovetailing a Loom BoxRoy finishes the tape loom by making a beautiful box for it with dovetails and turned columns.
  • A Colonial Standing Desk
    E7
    A Colonial Standing DeskRoy makes a standing desk using mortise-and-tenon and tongue-and-groove joints.
  • Banding Together
    E8
    Banding TogetherInstrument maker Marcus Hanson makes inlay banding with Roy at the Anthony Hay Cabinet Shop.
  • The Art of Finishing
    E9
    The Art of FinishingRoy returns to the Anthony Hay Cabinet Shop to learn finishing.
  • Fifteen Tools From a Dead Man's Chest
    E10
    Fifteen Tools From a Dead Man's ChestRoy restores the tools found in an antique chest.
  • A Pilgrim Chest of Oak
    E11
    A Pilgrim Chest of OakRoy makes a Spanish pilgrim’s chest from New Mexico.
  • Woodcarvers of the Sacred
    E12
    Woodcarvers of the SacredReturning to New Mexico once again, Roy explores religious carving and woodworking in the mountains north of Santa Fe.
  • Moravian Chair
    E13
    Moravian ChairRoy makes a Moravian chair that’s reinforced with dovetailed battens, which make this small piece extraordinarily strong.

Cast of Season 12

  • Roy UnderhillHimself - Host

 

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