The Woodwright's Shop

Season 18

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 18

13 Episodes

  • Dovetailing a Cedar Box
    E1
    Dovetailing a Cedar BoxLearn simple box dovetails and create some shop characters that can hang out inside.
  • Chip Carving
    E2
    Chip CarvingDress up a small cedar box with a variety of chip carving designs.
  • Chairs for Children
    E3
    Chairs for ChildrenRoy makes a walnut stick chair and a pine slab chair perfectly sized for children.
  • Bark and Rustic Work
    E4
    Bark and Rustic WorkLearn the details to add a hickory bark seat to a child’s chair.
  • Debate of the Carpenter's Tools
    E5
    Debate of the Carpenter's ToolsRoy draws on poetry from the 1400s to explain what tools were used by wrights of the day.
  • Treadle Lathe
    E6
    Treadle LatheBuild an improved version of Roy’s 20-year-old treadle lathe design — and it starts with scrap lumber!
  • White Oak Basket
    E7
    White Oak BasketA class on basket weaving? You bet! Weave a white oak basket with Roy.
  • Wall Tool Chest
    E8
    Wall Tool ChestRoy uses a red oak tool chest to illustrate a discussion on hand planes.
  • Woodworking Gizmos
    E9
    Woodworking GizmosLearn to convert a treadle lathe into a treadle jigsaw.
  • Traditional Toys
    E10
    Traditional ToysRoy shows how to make a traditional Russian pecking-chicken toy.
  • Old Salem
    E11
    Old SalemRoy visits Old Salem, North Carolina, founded in the 1760s by the Moravians. Their craft lives on in the recreated town.
  • Swinging Cradle from Saxony
    E12
    Swinging Cradle from SaxonyLearn to build a scaled-down German swinging cradle built with lapstrake construction.
  • Jamestown Woodworkers, 1607
    E13
    Jamestown Woodworkers, 1607Learn about the history and the early settlers of the Jamestown, Virginia settlement.

Cast of Season 18

  • Roy UnderhillHimself - Host

 

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