Arts and Crafts Bookcase

E1

Learn the steps to recreate a knock down bookcase originally built by the Roycrofters of East Aurora, New York.

The Secret Dovetailed Box

E2

Roy shows how to make a small box using a hidden dovetail joint that looks like a miter joint when complete.

Wood Inlay

E3

This episode starts by making a scratch stock tool necessary to create the grooves for the simple Holly inlay that follows.

The Giant Chisels of Gaul

E4

Roy visits local blacksmith shops and museums in the Alsace region of France in search of a giant chisel.

Roll Top Cabinetry

E5

Using a roll-top joinery process, Roy creates a small box with tambour doors.

African Drum

E6

Roy shows how to build an “African” drum that originally came from colonial America.

Woodcraft of Alsace, France

E7

Roy continues his visit to the Alsace region looking at woodworking and timber-building traditions.

Comb-Back Windsor Chair, Part 1

E8

In this two-part project, Roy shows the steps to create a classic comb-back Windsor chair.

Comb-Back Windsor Chair, Part 2

E9

In this two-part project, Roy shows the steps to create a classic comb-back Windsor chair.

Sand-Powered Wooden Toys

E10

Roy builds two simple toys: an interlocking-joint puzzle; and a sand-powered whirligig.

Cutting the Knuckle-Hinge Joint

E11

Learn to create the useful knuckle-hinge joint and, just for fun, whittle a wooden pair of pliers.

Making Wooden Screws

E12

Roy shows how to use a tap and screw box to create wooden screws for use in shop and furniture projects.

The Pencil People

E13

Learn the history of writing instruments and the evolution of the pencil, then look at a variety of pencil sharpeners from the past.