Make a Chair

E1

(Part 1) — Roy starts a classic post-and-rung rocking chair using traditional greenwood techniques.

Rollin' on the Rocker

E2

(Part 2) — Work on the rocker continues; shaping the tenons, boring the mortises and creating the splats.

Splittin' and Sittin'

E3

(Part 3) — Work on the rocker is completed with the creation of the rockers and adding a hickory bark seat.

Hewing a Dough Bowl

E4

Roy creates a traditional dough bowl from tulip poplar.

Wood-Turning Tricks

E5

Eleanor Underhill joins Dad in the shop to turn a painted candle stand.

Archer's Bow

E6

Roy welcomes a bowyer and a fletcher to the shop to make a woodland Indian’s bow and river cane arrows.

Four-Poster Bed

E7

This may not be the four-poster bed you’re thinking of, as Roy builds a rustic version from rough, red cedar logs

Blacksmith of Williamsburg

E8

Roy visits Colonial Williamsburg to watch the creation of a set of hardware for window shutters.

Williamsburg Woodcraft

E9

Continuing the Williamsburg theme, Roy visits the woodworker’s shop to watch frame-and-panel shutters made

Woodworker's Grab Bag

E10

Daughter Rachel joins Roy in the shop to make a marble track toy and Kick-Me machine.

Thomas Jefferson, Woodworker

E11

Roy visits Monticello to look at some of the architectural creations and innovations of the former President..

Dovetailed Bookcases

E12

Roy recreates stacking “book box” shelves built to Thomas Jefferson’s specifications, and still on display at Monticello.

Japanese Woodcrafter

E13

Toshio Odate visits the shop to discuss and demonstrate Japanese woodworking tools, techniques and joinery.