Episodes
Garden Bench
October 1, 2005
Build a small garden bench made of Cypress, and with a south-east Asian design.
Wooden Puzzles
October 8, 2005
Avoid being frustrated by wooden puzzles by making a wooden knot, and three burr puzzles yourself.
Jeff Headley, Cabinetmaker
October 15, 2005
Jeff Headley and Steve Hamilton visit the shop to show the construction techniques - and secrets - in a Winchester slant-top desk.
The Melencolia Plane
October 22, 2005
Build the wooden plane pictured in Albrecht Durer's Melancolia
Three Chests of Tools
October 29, 2005
Join Roy as he inventories woodworking tools he found in three tool chests.
Woodturning Wisdom
November 5, 2005
Roy discusses the "perfection along the axis" found in woodturning
Niddy Noddy & Weaver's Swift
November 12, 2005
Build two accessories valuable to the weaver.
Cabinet Workbench
November 19, 2005
In a two-episode project, Roy builds a workbench with storage underneath from a design from Charles Hayward. In the first episode Roy builds the case, and then in the second finishes with the door and drawers.
Workbench Doors & Drawers
November 26, 2005
In a two-episode project, Roy builds a workbench with storage underneath from a design from Charles Hayward. In the first episode Roy builds the case, and then in the second finishes with the door and drawers.
Nora Hall: Woodcarver
December 3, 2005
Nora Hall visits the shop and shows the steps to carve a linenfold design.
Country Chair Seats
December 10, 2005
David Russell visits and shows the intricacies of corn-shuck chair seats.
The Museum of Appalachia
December 17, 2005
Roy discovers the history of Appalachian people at the museum in Clinton, TN.
Restoring Jefferson's & Madison's Homes
December 24, 2005
Roy visits Monticello, Poplar Forest and Montpelier to follow the work of the two men who were responsible for most of the construction and woodworking.