The Woodwright's Shop - Season 36
Season 36
Episodes
Van Gogh's Chair
Roy brings Vincent van Gogh's masterpiece back to life as a post-impressionist (and rung) version of his famous chair.
Sliding Lid Boxes
Roy shows how to create easy-to-make wooden gift boxes with mitered corners and lids that slide in grooves.
Carved Oak Desk Box
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
Figures from history including Benjamin Franklin and Muhammad Ali inspire Roy's new line of waving arm wooden whirlygigs.
Wedged Tusk Tenon
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
Woodworker Peter Follansbee shows Roy Underhill how to make Swedish shrink boxes from hollowed wood with inserted bottoms.
Saw Like a Butterfly!
The great poet-athlete Muhammad Ali inspires the best lessons in woodworking – Saw Like a Butterfly, Plane Like a Bee!
Firewood Carrier
Chair-maker Elia Bizzarri shows Roy how to make a split oak firewood carrier inspired by the classic wooden harvest rake.
Double Casement Window
Roy Underhill makes a double, swinging casement window using wooden planes and premium pine.
Roman Work Bench
Christopher Schwarz joins Roy to unlock the secrets of the ancient Roman woodworker's bench.
Staked Furniture
A plank with inserted legs becomes a chair, a table, or a bench in the most ancient form of furniture making.
Tool Chest Hinges & Latch
Master blacksmith Peter Ross shows how to forge hinges and latches for a replica tool chest.
Tool Chest from Bristol
Roy shows how to dovetail a stout, sloped top tool chest that came from Bristol, England in 1900.
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