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The Woodwright's Shop

Season 36 · 13 episodes · Sep 17, 2016

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    Episode 1

    Van Gogh's Chair

    Sep 17, 2016

    The Season 36 premiere shows how to make a chair similar to the one portrayed in Vincent Van Gogh's masterpiece.

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    Episode 2

    Sliding Lid Boxes

    Sep 24, 2016

    Roy shows how to create easy-to-make wooden gift boxes with mitered corners and lids that slide in grooves.

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    Episode 3

    Carved Oak Desk Box

    Oct 1, 2016

    Master of Pilgrim-century furniture Peter Follansbee joins Roy to make a slope-lidded, carved box from carved white and red oak.

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    Episode 4

    Waving Arm Whirligigs

    Oct 8, 2016

    Figures from history including Benjamin Franklin and Muhammad Ali inspire Roy’s new line of waving arm wooden whirlygigs.

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    Episode 5

    Wedged Tusk Tenon

    Oct 15, 2016

    Roy and workbench builder Will Myers test out the strength of the classic wedged mortise and tenon joint for take-apart furniture.

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    Episode 6

    Swedish Shrink Box

    Oct 22, 2016

    Woodworker Peter Follansbee shows Roy Underhill how to make Swedish shrink boxes from hollowed wood with inserted bottoms.

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    Episode 7

    Saw Like a Butterfly!

    Oct 29, 2016

    The great poet-athlete Muhammad Ali inspires the best lessons in woodworking – Saw Like a Butterfly, Plane Like a Bee!

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    Episode 8

    Firewood Carrier

    Nov 5, 2016

    Chair-maker Elia Bizzarri shows Roy how to make a split oak firewood carrier inspired by the classic wooden harvest rake.

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    Episode 9

    Double Casement Window

    Nov 12, 2016

    Roy Underhill makes a double, swinging casement window using wooden planes and premium pine.

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    Episode 10

    Roman Work Bench

    Dec 3, 2016

    Christopher Schwarz & Roy unlocks the secrets of the ancient Roman woodworker’s bench.

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    Episode 11

    Staked Furniture

    Dec 10, 2016

    A plank with inserted legs becomes a chair, a table, or a bench...

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    Episode 12

    Tool Chest Hinges & Latch

    Dec 17, 2016

    Tool Chest Hinges & Latch

  13. Episode 13

    Tool Chest from Bristol

    Dec 24, 2016

    Roy shows how to dovetail a stout, sloped top tool chest.