Season 19

Episodes • 1999

Roy Underhill
Dovetailing Little Drawers

1. Dovetailing Little Drawers

min

Underhill fits out a tool cabinet with shelves and dovetailed drawers

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The Yoke's on Me

2. The Yoke's on Me

min

Roy shows how to hew, carve and turn a shoulder yoke for carrying those heavy sap buckets.

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Making a Tuckaway Table

3. Making a Tuckaway Table

min

Roy shows how to make a little table from the 1600s with a unique folding design to save space in the old home place.

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Lyle Wheeler-Chair and Spinning Wheel Maker

4. Lyle Wheeler-Chair and Spinning Wheel Maker

min

In this episode of The Woodwrights Shop, special guest Lyle Wheeler shows viewers how to construct their own spinning wheel.

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David Calvo-Master Woodcarver

5. David Calvo-Master Woodcarver

min

Master carver, David Calvo gives lessons in high relief carving. Instructed in the "Old World" tradition, Calvo guides viewers step by step as he creates a Fleur de Lis woodcarving.

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Building the Clipper Amistad

6. Building the Clipper Amistad

min

In this episode of the Woodright Shop, Roy Underhill visits a Connecticut shipyard, the Mystic Seaport. Here, Roy is taken on a tour of their current project, an exact replica of the famous Amistad clipper. He is given a brief history lesson of events leading up to the revolution aboard the notoriuos ship.

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Two Old Tool Pioneers

7. Two Old Tool Pioneers

min

Roy visits two museums dedicated to two pioneers in preserving early technology--Henry Mercer and Eric Sloane.

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Frank Klausz-Master Cabinetmaker

8. Frank Klausz-Master Cabinetmaker

min

Roy meets Hungarian-born cabinetmaker Frank Klausz, gentleman, craftsman and the fastest dovetailer on the planet.

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Sharpen Your Saw

9. Sharpen Your Saw

min

Ultra close-up views give viewers the vision to sharpen their own saws.

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Wheeled Toys in Wood

10. Wheeled Toys in Wood

min

Roy shows how to make turned wheels and the wooden ducks that roll on them

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Making the Ladder/Chair

11. Making the Ladder/Chair

min

Roy shows how to make a chair that can turn into a ladder.

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Wayne Barton-Master Chip Carver

12. Wayne Barton-Master Chip Carver

min

The director of the Alpine School of Woodcarving shows advanced techniques in chip carving.

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Bucketmaking for Beginners

13. Bucketmaking for Beginners

min

Roy shows how to make your own buckets.

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