Episodes
Van Gogh's Chair
September 17, 2016
The Season 36 premiere shows how to make a chair similar to the one portrayed in Vincent Van Gogh's masterpiece.
Sliding Lid Boxes
September 24, 2016
Roy shows how to create easy-to-make wooden gift boxes with mitered corners and lids that slide in grooves.
Carved Oak Desk Box
October 1, 2016
Master of Pilgrim-century furniture Peter Follansbee joins Roy to make a slope-lidded, carved box from carved white and red oak.
Waving Arm Whirligigs
October 8, 2016
Figures from history including Benjamin Franklin and Muhammad Ali inspire Roy’s new line of waving arm wooden whirlygigs.
Wedged Tusk Tenon
October 15, 2016
Roy and workbench builder Will Myers test out the strength of the classic wedged mortise and tenon joint for take-apart furniture.
Swedish Shrink Box
October 22, 2016
Woodworker Peter Follansbee shows Roy Underhill how to make Swedish shrink boxes from hollowed wood with inserted bottoms.
Saw Like a Butterfly!
October 29, 2016
The great poet-athlete Muhammad Ali inspires the best lessons in woodworking – Saw Like a Butterfly, Plane Like a Bee!
Firewood Carrier
November 5, 2016
Chair-maker Elia Bizzarri shows Roy how to make a split oak firewood carrier inspired by the classic wooden harvest rake.
Double Casement Window
November 12, 2016
Roy Underhill makes a double, swinging casement window using wooden planes and premium pine.
Tool Chest Hinges & Latch
November 19, 2016
Master blacksmith Peter Ross shows how to forge hinges and latches for a replica tool chest.
Tool Chest From Bristol
November 26, 2016
Roy shows how to dovetail a stout, sloped top tool chest that came from Bristol, England in 1900.
Roman Work Bench
December 3, 2016
Christopher Schwarz joins Roy to unlock the secrets of the ancient Roman woodworker’s bench.
Staked Furniture
December 10, 2016
How a plank with inserted legs can become a chair, table or bench.
