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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.
Episode 13 : The Basket Makers
January. 01,1983
Watch as Roy Black and Robert Watson show Roy how to make round-bottom and flat-bottom white oak baskets, starting from a log and using only hand tools.
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Episode 12 : Inner Woodworking
January. 01,1983
Observe as Roy looks at the mechanics of wood and how a trees’ growth affects how you work wood once you have it in your shop.
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Episode 11 : The Luthier
January. 01,1983
Join Roy in learning the techniques and processes used to create a violin in the 18th century.
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Episode 10 : Wood for the Weaver
January. 01,1983
Discover details about some of the traditional wooden implements used by weavers, including spinning wheels, clock reels and niddy noddys; and watch as Roy makes a swift and a tape loom.
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Episode 9 : The Gunsmith
January. 01,1983
Spend time with Roy and Gunsmith Gary Brumfield of Colonial Williamsburg as they discuss the steps to making a handcrafted 18th-century-style rifle.
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Episode 8 : Whetstone Quarry
January. 01,1983
Take a trip with Roy through the geological history of whetstones, then head out on a hunt for rough materials to make your own whetstone for sharpening.
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Episode 7 : Furniture Carving
January. 01,1983
Watch as Roy’s guest Colonial Williamsburg’s Wallace Gusler talks about the techniques and tools needed for carved furniture.
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Episode 6 : Whimsy Diddling
January. 01,1983
Join Roy as he walks you through the process for making a Gee Haw Wimmey Diddle, a quintessential mountain folk toy, along and a willow whistle.
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Episode 5 : Simple Gifts
January. 01,1983
Watch and learn as Roy builds three simple gift projects, including a flapping duck toy, a small pine knock-down bench and a wooden egg beater.”
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Episode 4 : Blanket Chest
January. 01,1983
Follow along as Roy builds a stunning nailed-together, six-board blanket chest with an interior till.
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Episode 3 : Cooper’s Bucket
January. 01,1983
See how Roy and coopers from Colonial Williamsburg work together to make a cooper’s bucket.
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Episode 2 : Workbench
January. 01,1983
Watch as Roy handcrafts a grand, classic workbench using pegged and keyed mortise-and-tenon construction.
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Episode 1 : Inner Woodworking
January. 01,1983
Observe as Roy looks at the mechanics of wood and how a trees’ growth affects how you work wood once you have it in your shop.
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