Season 16
13 episodes · 1996
1Arts and Crafts Bookcase
Learn the steps to recreate a knock down bookcase originally built by the Roycrofters of East Aurora, New York.
2The Secret Dovetailed Box
Roy shows how to make a small box using a hidden dovetail joint that looks like a miter joint when complete.
3Wood Inlay
This episode starts by making a scratch stock tool necessary to create the grooves for the simple Holly inlay that follows.
4The Giant Chisels of Gaul
Roy visits local blacksmith shops and museums in the Alsace region of France in search of a giant chisel.
5Roll Top Cabinetry
Using a roll-top joinery process, Roy creates a small box with tambour doors.
6African Drum
Roy shows how to build an “African” drum that originally came from colonial America.
7Woodcraft of Alsace, France
Roy continues his visit to the Alsace region looking at woodworking and timber-building traditions.
8Comb-Back Windsor Chair, Part 1
In this two-part project, Roy shows the steps to create a classic comb-back Windsor chair.
9Comb-Back Windsor Chair, Part 2
In this two-part project, Roy shows the steps to create a classic comb-back Windsor chair.
10Sand-Powered Wooden Toys
Roy builds two simple toys: an interlocking-joint puzzle; and a sand-powered whirligig.
11Cutting the Knuckle-Hinge Joint
Learn to create the useful knuckle-hinge joint and, just for fun, whittle a wooden pair of pliers.
12Making Wooden Screws
Roy shows how to use a tap and screw box to create wooden screws for use in shop and furniture projects.
13The Pencil Peoplefinale
Learn the history of writing instruments and the evolution of the pencil, then look at a variety of pencil sharpeners from the past.