Air date: 1982-01-01

Runtime: min

Handles — Watch as Roy examines a number of tool handles, then creates an axe handle from a split of hickory and turns a chisel handle.

Air date: 1982-01-01

Runtime: min

Candle Stand — Follow along as Roy walks you through the steps of creating a classic walnut candle stand.

Air date: 1982-01-01

Runtime: min

Learn the history of a wide variety of handplanes as Roy explains their many and specialized uses.

Air date: 1982-01-01

Runtime: min

Learn the history of a wide variety of handplanes as Roy explains their many and specialized uses.

Air date: 1982-01-01

Runtime: min

Join Roy as he makes a hand-hewn, half-blind dovetailed drawer for his workbench, and discusses many of the techniques used in traditional drawer making.

Air date: 1982-01-01

Runtime: min

See what Roy discovers at a scrap yard, antique store and flea market on his way to “The Woodwright’s Shop.”

Air date: 1982-01-01

Runtime: min

It’s all about staying sharp, and in this episode Roy examines the dizzying array of saws available, from familiar panel saws to bowsaws and pit saws. Plus, as a special bonus Roy shows you how to sharpen a bowsaw.

Air date: 1982-01-01

Runtime: min

Accompany Roy on a visit to Colonial Williamsburg to work with the living history museum’s blacksmiths as they make a froe, and forge a cant hook.

Air date: 1982-01-01

Runtime: min

Roy takes us through the hand-crafted creation process of a sash-style window, explaining the stiles, rails and muntins.

Air date: 1982-01-01

Runtime: min

Roy takes us through the hand-crafted creation process of a sash-style window, explaining the stiles, rails and muntins.

Air date: 1982-01-01

Runtime: min

The evolution of modern boat building in America starts with simple designs such as those found in rough-hewn canoes – and its surprisingly fundamental. Watch Roy explore how to build a boat as he visits the Hampton Mariner’s Museum and discusses boat building that’s large and complex. There is a clear evolution in tools and techniques and it’s both instructive and entertaining to watch this process.

Air date: 1982-01-01

Runtime: min

Roy looks at a collection of classic wood toys, and then shows us the steps to create a Crow Chaser.