Season 3
13 episodes · 1983
1Inner Woodworking
Observe as Roy looks at the mechanics of wood and how a trees’ growth affects how you work wood once you have it in your shop.
2Workbench (Part I)
Roy hand-crafts the frame for a massive, classic workbench using pegged and keyed mortise-and-tenon construction.
3Workbench (Part II)
Roy finishes the workbench started in the previous episode.
5Blanket Chest
Follow along as Roy builds a stunning nailed-together, six-board blanket chest with an interior till.
6Simple Gifts
Watch and learn as Roy builds three simple gift projects, including a flapping duck toy, a small pine knock-down bench and a wooden egg beater.
7Whimsy Diddling
Join Roy as he walks you through the process for making a Gee Haw Wimmey Diddle, a quintessential mountain folk toy, along and a willow whistle.
8Furniture Carving
Watch as Roy’s guest Colonial Williamsburg’s Wallace Gusler talks about the techniques and tools needed for carved furniture.
9Whetstone Quarry
Take a trip with Roy through the geological history of whetstones, then head out on a hunt for rough materials to make your own whetstone for sharpening.
10The Gunsmith
Spend time with Roy and gunsmith Gary Brumfield of Colonial Williamsburg as they discuss the steps to making a handcrafted 18th-century-style rifle.
11Wood for the Weaver
Discover details about some of the traditional wooden implements used by weavers, including spinning wheels, clock reels and niddy noddys; and watch as Roy makes a swift and a tape loom.
12The Luthier
Join Roy in learning the techniques and processes used to create a violin in the 18th century.
4Cooper’s Bucket
With some help a couple of coopers from Colonial Williamsburg, Roy shows the steps to creating a cooper’s bucket.
13The Basket Makersfinale
Watch as Roy Black and Robert Watson show Roy how to make round-bottom and flat-bottom white oak baskets, starting from a log and using only hand tools.