Episodes
Woodworkers of the Red Dragon
October 1, 1994
Roy visits a recreated Celtic village in Wales, looking at Welsh woodworking including building construction, clog making and traditional carved Welsh love spoons.
The Carpenter's Tool Box
October 8, 1994
Learn to build Roy’s iconic carpenter’s tool tote.
Ancient Woodcraft of Ireland
October 15, 1994
Roy looks at Irish woodworking, including houses, harps, caravans and traditional ship-building techniques.
A Sailor's Sea Chest
October 22, 1994
Learn to build a sailor’s sea chest with beveled through dovetails.
Oak High Stool with a Hickory Bark Seat
October 29, 1994
Roy builds a stool starting with splitting and riving the green wood and ending with a woven-bark seat.
Standing Embroidery Shop
November 5, 1994
Learn the steps to build a standing embroidery hoop large enough to handle embroidery on a quilt.
The Timber-Frame House
November 12, 1994
Roy builds a scaled model of a Welsh cruck-frame barn, teaching the woodworking principals of timber framing.
Wooden Lock and Key
November 19, 1994
Create a clever wood lock-and-key door set in the shop with Roy.
Shaker Sewing Stand
November 26, 1994
Roy builds a traditional single-drawer Shaker sewing stand.
Panel-Frame Construction
December 3, 1994
Learn the benefits and uses of frame-and-panel construction and the joinery steps to create a frame-and-panel door.
Tools of the Eighteenth Century
December 10, 1994
Roy visits Colonial Williamsburg to view their exhibit of 1,500 eighteenth-century woodworking tools.
The Williamsburg Blacksmiths
December 17, 1994
Watch a traditional woodworking tool –a drawknife –forged using historically accurate techniques.
Blacksmiths Forge Ahead!
December 24, 1994
Learn the steps used to smith a Suffolk door latch used during colonial times.
