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The Woodwright's Shop Episode Guide
Maul & Glut
S1 Ep1
1.0
1st Jan 1981
Watch Roy make two traditional tools by first felling a tree then shaping a maul and glut using period iron woodworking tools.
Shaving Horse
S1 Ep2
1st Jan 1981
Learn how to make a shaving horse – one of the most important hand-tool shop fixtures for working with drawknives and spokeshaves.
Shaving Horse Part 2
S1 Ep3
1st Jan 1981
Learn how to make a shaving horse – one of the most important hand-tool shop fixtures for working with drawknives and spokeshaves.
Hay Rake
S1 Ep4
1st Jan 1981
Spend time with Roy as he shows you how to build one of his favorite projects: a hickory hay rake that is both strong and lightweight.
Lathes
S1 Ep5
1st Jan 1981
Join Roy on a tour of the history and development of human powered machines, including one of his favorites: the lathe.
Rocking Chair
S1 Ep6
1st Jan 1981
Learn how to build a classic armless rocking chair using traditional tools and techniques. Then create a woven white oak seat for the rocker. Plus, watch as Roy’s guest Bryant Holsenbeck demonstrates how to weave a traditional basket.
Rocking Chair Part 2
S1 Ep7
1st Jan 1981
Learn how to build a classic armless rocking chair using traditional tools and techniques. Then create a woven white oak seat for the rocker. Plus, watch as Roy’s guest Bryant Holsenbeck demonstrates how to weave a traditional basket.
Log Cabin
S1 Ep8
1st Jan 1981
Watch as Roy demonstrates the steps and hand-hewn joinery used in building traditional log cabins.
Timberframe Construction
S1 Ep9
1st Jan 1981
Watch and learn as Roy addresses the details of timber framing, including post-and-beam and mortise-and-tenon construction techniques.
Dough Bowls and Pitch Forks
S1 Ep10
1st Jan 1981
Watch as Roy makes a pitchfork and a dough bowl, each from a single piece of wood.
Blacksmithing
S1 Ep11
1st Jan 1981
Spend some time at the forge with Roy to learn basic blacksmithing techniques and discover how to create a spike dog (a tool used in timber framing).
Panel Frame and Dovetail
S1 Ep12
1st Jan 1981
Follow along as Roy discusses frame-and-panel construction for doors, and the basic steps for cutting a dovetailed joint.
Colonial Williamsburg
S1 Ep13
1st Jan 1981
Travel with Roy to Colonial Williamsburg to take a look at 18th-century craftsmanship including a visit with a wheelwright, a cooper and a blacksmith, as well as a look inside the Anthony Hay Cabinet Shop.
The Woodwright's Shop is a traditional woodworking show hosted by Roy Underhill on the Public Broadcasting Service in the United States. It is one of the longest running "how to" shows on PBS. Since its debut in 1979, the show has aired over 400 episodes. The first two seasons were broadcast only on public TV in North Carolina; the season numbering was restarted when the show went national in 1981. It is still filmed at the UNC-TV studios in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.
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The best rated episodes of The Woodwright's Shop are:
Tool Chest From Bristol S36E11 rated 10.0
Wedged Tusk Tenon S36E5 rated 10.0
Van Gogh's Chair S36E1 rated 10.0
Who Wrote the Book of Sloyd S30E7 rated 10.0
Old Woodworking Machines S26E12 rated 10.0
The lowest rated episodes of The Woodwright's Shop are:
Maul & Glut S1E1 rated 1.0
Rachell's Standing Desk PT. 2 S33E2 rated 5.0
Peter & the Box S27E1 rated 7.0
Sliding Lid Boxes S36E2 rated 7.0
Wood & Water S29E6 rated 8.0
The first episode of The Woodwright's Shop aired on January 01, 1981.
The last episode of The Woodwright's Shop aired on December 09, 2017.
There are 480 episodes of The Woodwright's Shop.
There are 37 seasons of The Woodwright's Shop.
Yes.
The Woodwright's Shop is set to return for future episodes.
