The Woodwright's Shop Season 35
The Woodwright's Shop is a traditional woodworking show hosted by Roy Underhill on the Public Broadcasting Service in the United States. It is one of the longest running "how to" shows on PBS. Since its debut in 1979, the show has aired over 400 episodes. The first two seasons were broadcast only on public TV in North Carolina; the season numbering was restarted when the show went national in 1981. It is still filmed at the UNC-TV studios in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.
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The Woodwright's Shop Season 35 Full Episode Guide
Roy looks into the simplest form of furniture, the plain pine box.
Dividers, calipers and turning tools take shape as master blacksmith Peter Ross shows Roy the art of tool-making.
The challenge of the Welsh stick chair continues as Roy shapes spindles and backs for a proper sit-down.
Roy makes this country cousin of the Windsor chair using the same tools and techniques.
These most basic molding planes also prove the most versatile as we look at making and using wooden hollows and rounds.
Master craftsman Peter Follansbee joins Roy to hew huge bowls from poplar & sycamore wood.
How to use a cross-cutting wood saw.
Cherry knobs for Shaker furniture are turned on a foot-powered lathe. Also: finishing a joined table top.
The dovetailed and grooved construction techniques found inside Shaker drawers are detailed.
How to cut the mortise and tenon joints for the legs and frame of a Shaker table.
Woodcarver Mary May joins Roy to carve springerle cookie molds for every occasion.
Conclusion. A rocking cradle is completed with pine sides and rockers. A lathe-turned carrier bar joins it all together.
Part 1 of 2. A rocking cradle modeled after one spotted in the Grand Bazaar of Istanbul is crafted in the Season 35 premiere.
