Episodes List
Ep.1 Arts and Crafts Bookcase
Air Date: 1996-10-05
Learn the steps to recreate a knock down bookcase originally built by the Roycrofters of East Aurora, New York.
Ep.2 The Secret Dovetailed Box
Air Date: 1996-10-12
Roy shows how to make a small box using a hidden dovetail joint that looks like a miter joint when complete.
Ep.3 Wood Inlay
Air Date: 1996-10-19
This episode starts by making a scratch stock tool necessary to create the grooves for the simple Holly inlay that follows.
Ep.4 The Giant Chisels of Gaul
Air Date: 1996-10-26
Roy visits local blacksmith shops and museums in the Alsace region of France in search of a giant chisel.
Ep.5 Roll Top Cabinetry
Air Date: 1996-11-02
Using a roll-top joinery process, Roy creates a small box with tambour doors.
Ep.6 African Drum
Air Date: 1996-11-09
Roy shows how to build an “African” drum that originally came from colonial America.
Ep.7 Woodcraft of Alsace, France
Air Date: 1996-11-16
Roy continues his visit to the Alsace region looking at woodworking and timber-building traditions.
Ep.8 Comb-Back Windsor Chair, Part 1
Air Date: 1996-11-23
In this two-part project, Roy shows the steps to create a classic comb-back Windsor chair.
Ep.9 Comb-Back Windsor Chair, Part 2
Air Date: 1996-11-30
In this two-part project, Roy shows the steps to create a classic comb-back Windsor chair.
Ep.10 Sand-Powered Wooden Toys
Air Date: 1996-12-07
Roy builds two simple toys: an interlocking-joint puzzle; and a sand-powered whirligig.
Ep.11 Cutting the Knuckle-Hinge Joint
Air Date: 1996-12-14
Learn to create the useful knuckle-hinge joint and, just for fun, whittle a wooden pair of pliers.
Ep.12 Making Wooden Screws
Air Date: 1996-12-21
Roy shows how to use a tap and screw box to create wooden screws for use in shop and furniture projects.
Ep.13 The Pencil People
Air Date: 1996-12-28
Learn the history of writing instruments and the evolution of the pencil, then look at a variety of pencil sharpeners from the past.