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The Woodwright's Shop

Season 26 · 13 episodes · Aug 5, 2006

  1. Episode 1

    A Ship in a Bottle

    Aug 5, 2006

    Raise the sails on a fleet in a flask with a master of the maritime miniature.

  2. Episode 2

    Barley Twist Table, Pt.1

    Oct 7, 2006

    Build an oak, three-legged drop-leaf table from the time of the English civil war.

  3. Episode 3

    Barley Twist Table, Pt.2

    Oct 14, 2006

    See how to turn and carve the double spiral of the barley twist leg from Cromwell’s time.

  4. Episode 4

    Rustic Chairs With Skye Gregson

    Oct 21, 2006

    A second generation Adirondack furniture maker shows how to build chairs - rustic style

  5. Episode 5

    Windsor Highchair With Curtis Buchanan, Pt 1

    Oct 28, 2006

    Learn how to bend and turn the stock for a wonderful Windsor highchair.

  6. Episode 6

    Windsor Highchair With Curtis Buchanan, Pt 2

    Nov 4, 2006

    Frame and finish the Windsor highchair with the master chair-maker and storyteller.

  7. Episode 7

    The Spirit of Woodcraft

    Nov 11, 2006

    Join in Thoreau’s search for moral lessons deep in the grain of the wood.

  8. Episode 8

    Japanese Planes With John Reed Fox

    Nov 18, 2006

    A master craftsman shows how to sharpen, tune and use the Japanese plane.

  9. Episode 9

    An English Garden Wheelbarrow, Pt 1

    Nov 25, 2006

    Oak, ash, elm and iron make the wheel of our barrow.

  10. Episode 10

    An English Garden Wheelbarrow, Pt 2

    Dec 2, 2006

    Fitting the beveled elm panels into the oak wheelbarrow frame.

  11. Episode 11

    Upholstering Your Seat

    Dec 9, 2006

    An expert shows how to make and restore webbed and stuffed chair seats.

  12. Episode 12

    Old Woodworking Machines

    Dec 16, 2006

    Beautiful belt-driven 19th century machines still make window sashes in this New York shop

  13. Episode 13

    The Dovetail Variations

    Dec 23, 2006

    Enjoy the journeyman joint that holds your drawers together in a variety of various forms