Season 23
13 episodes · 2003
1The Boy Mechanic
Simple rainy day projects to "tink" around with - especially if you’re young at heart.
2Making the New Workbench: Part 1
Build a solid, sturdy workbench without any screws, nails or glue—that you can break down and take with you!
3Making the New Workbench: Part 2
Putting the finishing touches on your new workbench — the vices, the dogs, etc.
4Inlay with Steve Latta
Beautiful "compass inlay" on a Pennsylvania Spice Box done in the Pennsylvania/German tradition.
5Using Planes
Jack planes, combination planes, single iron joiners-Roy introduces you to the world of planes—not to mention snipe spills, skew mouth badgers, iron rabbits…
6Roundabout Chair
Learn how to build an odd corner chair called a Roundabout Chair—found in the offices of Dr. Sigmund Freud.
7Carving with Calvo
Need a sign? Let David Calvo show you how to carve one.
8Woodcraft of the Southern Highlands
Take a trip to beautiful downtown Paint Lick, KY and meet the old bodger himself, Don Weber. Learn how it was done in the old country.
9Woodcraft at Conner Prairie
Explore Conner Prairie, a living museum in the heart of Indiana. See how life was in the 1800's.
10The Turning Triangle Table
How do you turn a round table into a triangle. Let Roy show you how.
11Child's Rocker & Sliding Dovetail Stool
Let Roy show you how to make something useful out of scrap wood.
12The First American Woodworkers
Roy shows you how the very first Americans worked with wood — the Cherokees of Cherokee Nation.
13Paneled Cedar Chestfinale
Watch Roy make a beautiful red cedar chest out of a tree knocked down by a hurricane.