Season 16
Episodes • 1996

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