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The Woodwright's Shop
The Woodwright's Shop: Season 35

Air Date

September 19, 2015

Episodes

13 episodes

The Woodwright's Shop

Season 35

Episodes

Rocky Bentwood Cradle I

1. Rocky Bentwood Cradle I

September 19, 2015

Part 1 of 2. A rocking cradle modeled after one spotted in the Grand Bazaar of Istanbul is crafted in the Season 35 premiere.

Rocky Bentwood Cradle II

2. Rocky Bentwood Cradle II

September 26, 2015

Conclusion. A rocking cradle is completed with pine sides and rockers. A lathe-turned carrier bar joins it all together.

Stamp Out Cookie Carving!

3. Stamp Out Cookie Carving!

October 3, 2015

Woodcarver Mary May joins Roy to carve springerle cookie molds for every occasion.

Double Drawer Shaker Table

4. Double Drawer Shaker Table

October 10, 2015

How to cut the mortise and tenon joints for the legs and frame of a Shaker table.

Groovers and Shakers

5. Groovers and Shakers

October 17, 2015

The dovetailed and grooved construction techniques found inside Shaker drawers are detailed.

Turning Shaker Knobs

6. Turning Shaker Knobs

October 24, 2015

Cherry knobs for Shaker furniture are turned on a foot-powered lathe. Also: finishing a joined table top.

Cross Cut Conundrum

7. Cross Cut Conundrum

October 31, 2015

How to use a cross-cutting wood saw.

Bowl Carving with Peter Follansbee

8. Bowl Carving with Peter Follansbee

November 7, 2015

Master craftsman Peter Follansbee joins Roy to hew huge bowls from poplar & sycamore wood.

Hollows & Rounds

9. Hollows & Rounds

November 14, 2015

These most basic molding planes also prove the most versatile as we look at making and using wooden hollows and rounds.

Welsh Stick Chair I

10. Welsh Stick Chair I

November 21, 2015

Roy makes this country cousin of the Windsor chair using the same tools and techniques.

Welsh Stick Chair II

11. Welsh Stick Chair II

November 28, 2015

The challenge of the Welsh stick chair continues as Roy shapes spindles and backs for a proper sit-down.

Tool Smithing with Peter Ross

12. Tool Smithing with Peter Ross

December 5, 2015

Dividers, calipers and turning tools take shape as master blacksmith Peter Ross shows Roy the art of tool-making.

Plain Pine Box

13. Plain Pine Box

December 12, 2015

Roy looks into the simplest form of furniture, the plain pine box.