Episode 1
Getting a Grip on It
1982-10-02 • 29 min
Watch as Roy examines a number of tool handles, then creates an axe handle from a split of hickory and turns a chisel handle.
TV season
1982-10-02
Episode 1
1982-10-02 • 29 min
Watch as Roy examines a number of tool handles, then creates an axe handle from a split of hickory and turns a chisel handle.
Episode 2
1982-10-09 • 30 min
Follow along as Roy walks you through the steps of creating a classic walnut candle stand.
Episode 3
1982-10-16 • 29 min
Learn the history of a wide variety of handplanes as Roy explains their many and specialized uses.
Episode 4
1982-10-23
Learn the history of a wide variety of handplanes as Roy explains their many and specialized uses. Lost episode.
Episode 5
1982-10-30 • 30 min
Join Roy as he makes a hand-hewn, half-blind dovetailed drawer for his workbench, and discusses many of the techniques used in traditional drawer making.
Episode 6
1982-11-06 • 30 min
See what Roy discovers at a scrap yard, antique store and flea market on his way to “The Woodwright’s Shop.”
Episode 7
1982-11-13 • 30 min
It’s all about staying sharp, and in this episode Roy examines the dizzying array of saws available, from familiar panel saws to bowsaws and pit saws. Plus, as a special bonus Roy shows you how to sharpen a bowsaw.
Episode 8
1982-11-20 • 30 min
Accompany Roy on a visit to Colonial Williamsburg to work with the living history museum’s blacksmiths as they make a froe, and forge a cant hook.
Episode 9
1982-11-27
Lost episode.
Episode 10
1982-12-04 • 29 min
Roy takes us through the hand-crafted creation process of a sash-style window, explaining the stiles, rails and muntins.
Episode 11
1982-12-18 • 29 min
The evolution of modern boat building in America starts with simple designs such as those found in rough-hewn canoes – and its surprisingly fundamental. Watch Roy explore how to build a boat as he visits the Hampton Mariner’s Museum and discusses boat building that’s large and complex. There is a clear evolution in tools and techniques and it’s both instructive and entertaining to watch this process.
Episode 12
1982-12-25 • 30 min
Roy looks at a collection of classic wood toys, and then shows us the steps to create a Crow Chaser.