Season 34

2014 · 13 episodes

Episodes

1Taming the Timber BenchYour legs will stay tight in this classic German carpenter’s bench built with stopped sliding dovetails.
2Pinch Rods and Squeezy BlocksThis pair of sliding diagonal rods with copper collars will help you get your chests square and your dovetails tight.
3Tapered Tail Tripod Table 1Walnut legs riven from the log begin this table inspired by the Dominy workshops.
4Tapered Tail Tripod Table 2A walnut burl top and tricky turning makes tapered dovetails for a three-legged table.
5Viceless DevicesFrom the holdfast to the birdsmouth, Roy explores wondrous ways to grip the grain and rediscovers and old trick from a rare book.
6Daring Diagonal DovetailsLearn to cut the rising diagonal dovetail for corners that are stronger and striking, no matter how you look at them.
7Shop Class TabouretThe old shop-class plant stand joined with half-laps and dowels teaches us to pay attention to the grain, not just the machine.
8Campaign FurnitureChristopher Schwarz shows the ins and outs of Campaign furniture made for travel to the far-flung reaches of the Empire.
9Fitting BrassChris Schwarz shows how to fit brass corners and hardware flush with the surfaces of Campaign furniture.
10The Crotch and the HorseAn old shaving horse from the Virginia mountains demonstrates that the natural shapes in timber make the strongest wooden construction.
11Dovetail SawTom Calisto joins Roy to make a brass-backed hand saw perfect for the finest dovetails or the toughest tenons.
12Tempered SteelBlacksmith Peter Ross shows how to forge, weld, harden and temper tool steel for cutting edges that stay sharp longer.
13Woodwright! - The MusicalThe Underhill Rose band joins Roy in the shop for a musical misadventure in the ways of the Woodwright.