The Woodwright's Shop
TV-G
8.6
1981
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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Episode 13 : Jamestown Woodworkers, 1607
December. 26,1998
Learn about the history and the early settlers of the Jamestown, Virginia settlement.
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Episode 12 : Swinging Cradle from Saxony
December. 19,1998
Learn to build a scaled-down German swinging cradle built with lapstrake construction.
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Episode 11 : Old Salem
December. 12,1998
Roy visits Old Salem, North Carolina, founded in the 1760s by the Moravians. Their craft lives on in the recreated town.
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Episode 10 : Traditional Toys
December. 05,1998
Roy shows how to make a traditional Russian pecking-chicken toy.
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Episode 9 : Woodworking Gizmos
November. 28,1998
Learn to convert a treadle lathe into a treadle jigsaw.
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Episode 8 : Wall Tool Chest
November. 21,1998
Roy uses a red oak tool chest to illustrate a discussion on hand planes.
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Episode 7 : White Oak Basket
November. 14,1998
A class on basket weaving? You bet! Weave a white oak basket with Roy.
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Episode 6 : Treadle Lathe
November. 07,1998
Build an improved version of Roy’s 20-year-old treadle lathe design — and it starts with scrap lumber!
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Episode 5 : Debate of the Carpenter's Tools
October. 31,1998
Roy draws on poetry from the 1400s to explain what tools were used by wrights of the day.
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Episode 4 : Bark and Rustic Work
October. 24,1998
Learn the details to add a hickory bark seat to a child’s chair.
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Episode 3 : Chairs for Children
October. 17,1998
Roy makes a walnut stick chair and a pine slab chair perfectly sized for children.
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Episode 2 : Chip Carving
October. 10,1998
Dress up a small cedar box with a variety of chip carving designs.
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Episode 1 : Dovetailing a Cedar Box
October. 03,1998
Learn simple box dovetails and create some shop characters that can hang out inside.
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