The Woodwright's Shop
The Woodwright's Shop: Season 17

Air Date

October 4, 1997

Episodes

13 episodes

The Woodwright's Shop

Season 17

Episodes

1. Make Your Shaving Horse

October 4, 1997

Roy shows you how to make a shaving horse from a single 2x10.

2. Whittling Chains and Ball in Cage

October 11, 1997

Learn to whittle the mysterious, impossible-seeming wooden chain and ball-in-cage.

3. Windsor High Chair

October 18, 1997

Roy make a child’s Windsor highchair showing classic Windsor techniques.

4. Chinese Bamboo Chair

October 25, 1997

Make a chair out of grass ... Chinese bamboo, that is.

5. Shaker Boxes

November 1, 1997

Make a No. 3 bentwood Shaker box – a deceptively simple design.

6. Panel-Framed Bench

November 8, 1997

Roy’s panel-framed bench has a storage space built beneath the seat.

7. Hanging Bookcase

November 15, 1997

Using thin wood and only tapered, sliding dovetails, Roy makes a sturdy hanging bookshelf.

8. Window Sash Restoration

November 22, 1997

Roy takes a rotted window sash and repairs it with weather resistant resinous wood.

9. Wooden Tea Machine

November 29, 1997

Make a cam-operated tea bag dunking machine that’ll save your arms from the repetitive motion of steeping tea.

10. Nuts to You

December 6, 1997

How do you get to the center of a walnut? Build a turned, decorated nut cracker, as well as a simpler version from one piece of wood.

11. Hancock Shaker Village

December 13, 1997

Roy takes a look at interior Shaker craftsmanship at the Hancock Shaker Village in Pittsfield, Mass.

12. Shaker Side Table

December 20, 1997

Shaker furniture was made as if to be used for 1,000 years – see how that philosophy is worked into a small table.

13. Woodworking in Upper Canada

December 27, 1997

During the time of Colonial America, many Loyalists headed north for Canada. Roy explores the life and economy they built there between harsh winters.