Episode 1
The Dominy Shop
Oct 6, 1984
Roy takes us on a tour the Dominy Shop at Winterthur Museum. The shop holds the tools and shop items used by three generations of craftsman from 1750-1850.
Episode 2
A Spring Pole Lathe
Oct 13, 1984
Roy walks us through the steps to create a simple, but accurate and functional spring pole lathe.
Episode 3
Ball & Claw Feet
Oct 20, 1984
Roy welcomes Wallace Gusler from Colonial Williamsburg, and he shows the process to create a cabriole leg with a ball and claw foot.
Episode 4
The Wainscot Chair
Oct 27, 1984
Roy works with his daughter, Rachel, to create a child-size, 17th-century chair found in a book by Wallace Nutting.
Episode 5
Tool Boxes & Chests
Nov 3, 1984
Roy explores the contents of a recently purchased tool chest, trying to determine something of the original owner. He then shows how to recreate the chest itself.
Episode 6
Chip Carving
Nov 10, 1984
Mack Headley from Colonial Williamsburg visits the shop and demonstrates the chip carving techniques used to decorate furniture.
Episode 7
Good Fences
Nov 17, 1984
Roy looks at the details of early-American fences, including lightweight and portable fences used for sheep herding, garden fences and more substantial post and rail “fences” used in forts built around 1620.
Episode 8
Kitchen Gifts
Nov 24, 1984
Roy shows you how to make some always-gift-appropriate and useful utensils for the kitchen including a rolling pin, heavy spoon, a collapsible drinking cup and more.
Episode 9
Raising the Shop
Dec 1, 1984
Roy pitches in with the raising of the frame-and-timber structure for Anderson’s Forge at Colonial Williamsburg.
Episode 10
Building a Boat
Dec 8, 1984
Roy builds a small rowboat using traditional tools and techniques.
Episode 11
Rittenshouse Hygrometer
Dec 15, 1984
After discussing how humidity affects different wood species, Roy makes a clever and simple late 18th-century hygrometer to measure the humidity in the shop.
Episode 12
Corner Cupboard
Dec 22, 1984
Roy recreates a classic pine corner cupboard.
Episode 13
Highchair
Dec 29, 1984
To celebrate his new nephew, Roy builds an 18th century baby’s high chair with rush seating.
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