Season 17
13 episodes · 1997
1Make Your Shaving Horse
Roy shows you how to make a shaving horse from a single 2x10.
2Whittling Chains and Ball in Cage
Learn to whittle the mysterious, impossible-seeming wooden chain and ball-in-cage.
3Windsor High Chair
Roy make a child’s Windsor highchair showing classic Windsor techniques.
4Chinese Bamboo Chair
Make a chair out of grass ... Chinese bamboo, that is.
5Shaker Boxes
Make a No. 3 bentwood Shaker box – a deceptively simple design.
6Panel-Framed Bench
Roy’s panel-framed bench has a storage space built beneath the seat.
7Hanging Bookcase
Using thin wood and only tapered, sliding dovetails, Roy makes a sturdy hanging bookshelf.
8Window Sash Restoration
Roy takes a rotted window sash and repairs it with weather resistant resinous wood.
9Wooden Tea Machine
Make a cam-operated tea bag dunking machine that’ll save your arms from the repetitive motion of steeping tea.
10Nuts to You
How do you get to the center of a walnut? Build a turned, decorated nut cracker, as well as a simpler version from one piece of wood.
11Hancock Shaker Village
Roy takes a look at interior Shaker craftsmanship at the Hancock Shaker Village in Pittsfield, Mass.
12Shaker Side Table
Shaker furniture was made as if to be used for 1,000 years – see how that philosophy is worked into a small table.
13Woodworking in Upper Canadafinale
During the time of Colonial America, many Loyalists headed north for Canada. Roy explores the life and economy they built there between harsh winters.