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The Woodwright's Shop

Season 26

2006 · 13 episodes

  1. 1. A Ship in a Bottle

    2006-08-05

    Raise the sails on a fleet in a flask with a master of the maritime miniature.

  2. 2. Barley Twist Table, Pt.1

    2006-10-07

    Build an oak, three-legged drop-leaf table from the time of the English civil war.

  3. 3. Barley Twist Table, Pt.2

    2006-10-14

    See how to turn and carve the double spiral of the barley twist leg from Cromwell’s time.

  4. 4. Rustic Chairs With Skye Gregson

    2006-10-21

    A second generation Adirondack furniture maker shows how to build chairs - rustic style

  5. 5. Windsor Highchair With Curtis Buchanan, Pt 1

    2006-10-28

    Learn how to bend and turn the stock for a wonderful Windsor highchair.

  6. 6. Windsor Highchair With Curtis Buchanan, Pt 2

    2006-11-04

    Frame and finish the Windsor highchair with the master chair-maker and storyteller.

  7. 7. The Spirit of Woodcraft

    2006-11-11

    Join in Thoreau’s search for moral lessons deep in the grain of the wood.

  8. 8. Japanese Planes With John Reed Fox

    2006-11-18

    A master craftsman shows how to sharpen, tune and use the Japanese plane.

  9. 9. An English Garden Wheelbarrow, Pt 1

    2006-11-25

    Oak, ash, elm and iron make the wheel of our barrow.

  10. 10. An English Garden Wheelbarrow, Pt 2

    2006-12-02

    Fitting the beveled elm panels into the oak wheelbarrow frame.

  11. 11. Upholstering Your Seat

    2006-12-09

    An expert shows how to make and restore webbed and stuffed chair seats.

  12. 12. Old Woodworking Machines

    2006-12-16

    Beautiful belt-driven 19th century machines still make window sashes in this New York shop

  13. 13. The Dovetail Variations

    2006-12-23

    Enjoy the journeyman joint that holds your drawers together in a variety of various forms

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