Episodes List
Ep.1 Shaving Horse
Air Date: 2004-09-25
Roy shows you how to make a shaving horse to help you make ax handles, wheel spokes and more.
Ep.2 Tinsmithing with Anne Pederson
Air Date: 2004-10-02
Not all good things are made out of wood. Anne Pederson shows Roy how to make things out of tin.
Ep.3 Acadian Chair
Air Date: 2004-10-09
The Acadians, forbearers of the Cajuns, brought a clever idea for a chair with them to Louisiana. Roy explains…
Ep.4 White Cooperage with Norm Pederson
Air Date: 2004-10-16
If you need a washtub, butter churn or water bucket – go see a “white cooper.”
Ep.5 The Foot Power Lathe
Air Date: 2004-10-23
Roy shows how to build a “spring pole lathe” – powered by foot.
Ep.6 Wooden Thread Cutter
Air Date: 2004-10-30
Need a big ol’ wooden screw for your cider press? Roy will show you how to make one.
Ep.7 Woodworking at the North House Folk School
Air Date: 2004-11-06
Take a class in kayak building, or build a long bow or a berry basket – all available at the North Folk School.
Ep.8 Turned & Hewn Bowls & Spoons
Air Date: 2004-11-13
Watch Roy transform a big log into a beautiful bowl. Hint: Just remove everything that’s not a bowl.
Ep.9 Norwegian Pram & Snow Skis with Mark Hansen
Air Date: 2004-11-20
Let it snow, then go skiing with Mark Hensen.
Ep.10 One Piece Woodworking
Air Date: 2004-11-27
Let Roy show you how to make useful & “useless” things out of one piece of wood – no kidding.
Ep.11 Turning Chess Pieces
Air Date: 2004-12-04
Roy shows you how to make a standard chess set or a not so standard chess set. Check, Matey!
Ep.12 Chess Board & Box
Air Date: 2004-12-11
Now that you have the chess pieces it’s time to make the chess board – and a box to put the pieces in.
Ep.13 Inlaid Legs with Steve Latta
Air Date: 2004-12-18
If you’re a “leg man” you gotta’ see this. Beautiful inlaid legs by Steve Latta.