Episode 1
Woodworkers of the Red Dragon
Oct 1, 1994
Roy visits a recreated Celtic village in Wales, looking at Welsh woodworking including building construction, clog making and traditional carved Welsh love spoons.
Episode 2
The Carpenter's Tool Box
Oct 8, 1994
Learn to build Roy’s iconic carpenter’s tool tote.
Episode 3
Ancient Woodcraft of Ireland
Oct 15, 1994
Roy looks at Irish woodworking, including houses, harps, caravans and traditional ship-building techniques.
Episode 4
A Sailor's Sea Chest
Oct 22, 1994
Learn to build a sailor’s sea chest with beveled through dovetails.
Episode 5
Oak High Stool with a Hickory Bark Seat
Oct 29, 1994
Roy builds a stool starting with splitting and riving the green wood and ending with a woven-bark seat.
Episode 6
Standing Embroidery Shop
Nov 5, 1994
Learn the steps to build a standing embroidery hoop large enough to handle embroidery on a quilt.
Episode 7
The Timber-Frame House
Nov 12, 1994
Roy builds a scaled model of a Welsh cruck-frame barn, teaching the woodworking principals of timber framing.
Episode 8
Wooden Lock and Key
Nov 19, 1994
Create a clever wood lock-and-key door set in the shop with Roy.
Episode 9
Shaker Sewing Stand
Nov 26, 1994
Roy builds a traditional single-drawer Shaker sewing stand.
Episode 10
Panel-Frame Construction
Dec 3, 1994
Learn the benefits and uses of frame-and-panel construction and the joinery steps to create a frame-and-panel door.
Episode 11
Tools of the Eighteenth Century
Dec 10, 1994
Roy visits Colonial Williamsburg to view their exhibit of 1,500 eighteenth-century woodworking tools.
Episode 12
The Williamsburg Blacksmiths
Dec 17, 1994
Watch a traditional woodworking tool –a drawknife –forged using historically accurate techniques.
Episode 13
Blacksmiths Forge Ahead!
Dec 24, 1994
Learn the steps used to smith a Suffolk door latch used during colonial times.
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