Episodes 13

1 Woodworkers of the Red Dragon

October 1, 1994

Roy visits a recreated Celtic village in Wales, looking at Welsh woodworking including building construction, clog making and traditional carved Welsh love spoons.

2 The Carpenter's Tool Box

October 8, 1994

Learn to build Roy’s iconic carpenter’s tool tote.

3 Ancient Woodcraft of Ireland

October 15, 1994

Roy looks at Irish woodworking, including houses, harps, caravans and traditional ship-building techniques.

4 A Sailor's Sea Chest

October 22, 1994

Learn to build a sailor’s sea chest with beveled through dovetails.

5 Oak High Stool with a Hickory Bark Seat

October 29, 1994

Roy builds a stool starting with splitting and riving the green wood and ending with a woven-bark seat.

6 Standing Embroidery Shop

November 5, 1994

Learn the steps to build a standing embroidery hoop large enough to handle embroidery on a quilt.

7 The Timber-Frame House

November 12, 1994

Roy builds a scaled model of a Welsh cruck-frame barn, teaching the woodworking principals of timber framing.

8 Wooden Lock and Key

November 19, 1994

Create a clever wood lock-and-key door set in the shop with Roy.

9 Shaker Sewing Stand

November 26, 1994

Roy builds a traditional single-drawer Shaker sewing stand.

10 Panel-Frame Construction

December 3, 1994

Learn the benefits and uses of frame-and-panel construction and the joinery steps to create a frame-and-panel door.

11 Tools of the Eighteenth Century

December 10, 1994

Roy visits Colonial Williamsburg to view their exhibit of 1,500 eighteenth-century woodworking tools.

12 The Williamsburg Blacksmiths

December 17, 1994

Watch a traditional woodworking tool –a drawknife –forged using historically accurate techniques.

13 Blacksmiths Forge Ahead!

December 24, 1994

Learn the steps used to smith a Suffolk door latch used during colonial times.

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