Episode 1
Maul & Glut
1981-01-01
Watch Roy make two traditional tools by first felling a tree then shaping a maul and glut using period iron woodworking tools.
TV season
1981-01-01
Episode 1
1981-01-01
Watch Roy make two traditional tools by first felling a tree then shaping a maul and glut using period iron woodworking tools.
Episode 2
1981-01-01
Learn how to make a shaving horse – one of the most important hand-tool shop fixtures for working with drawknives and spokeshaves.
Episode 3
1981-01-01
Learn how to make a shaving horse – one of the most important hand-tool shop fixtures for working with drawknives and spokeshaves.
Episode 4
1981-01-01
Spend time with Roy as he shows you how to build one of his favorite projects: a hickory hay rake that is both strong and lightweight.
Episode 5
1981-01-01
Join Roy on a tour of the history and development of human powered machines, including one of his favorites: the lathe.
Episode 6
1981-01-01
Learn how to build a classic armless rocking chair using traditional tools and techniques. Then create a woven white oak seat for the rocker. Plus, watch as Roy’s guest Bryant Holsenbeck demonstrates how to weave a traditional basket.
Episode 7
1981-01-01
Learn how to build a classic armless rocking chair using traditional tools and techniques. Then create a woven white oak seat for the rocker. Plus, watch as Roy’s guest Bryant Holsenbeck demonstrates how to weave a traditional basket.
Episode 8
1981-01-01
Watch as Roy demonstrates the steps and hand-hewn joinery used in building traditional log cabins.
Episode 9
1981-01-01
Watch and learn as Roy addresses the details of timber framing, including post-and-beam and mortise-and-tenon construction techniques.
Episode 10
1981-01-01
Watch as Roy makes a pitchfork and a dough bowl, each from a single piece of wood.
Episode 11
1981-01-01
Spend some time at the forge with Roy to learn basic blacksmithing techniques and discover how to create a spike dog (a tool used in timber framing).
Episode 12
1981-01-01
Follow along as Roy discusses frame-and-panel construction for doors, and the basic steps for cutting a dovetailed joint.
Episode 13
1981-01-01
Travel with Roy to Colonial Williamsburg to take a look at 18th-century craftsmanship including a visit with a wheelwright, a cooper and a blacksmith, as well as a look inside the Anthony Hay Cabinet Shop.