E1 - Arts and Crafts Bookcase

Aired: October 05, 1996

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

E2 - The Secret Dovetailed Box

Aired: October 12, 1996

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

E3 - Wood Inlay

Aired: October 19, 1996

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

E4 - The Giant Chisels of Gaul

Aired: October 26, 1996

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

E5 - Roll Top Cabinetry

Aired: November 02, 1996

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

E6 - African Drum

Aired: November 09, 1996

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

E7 - Woodcraft of Alsace, France

Aired: November 16, 1996

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

E8 - Comb-Back Windsor Chair, Part 1

Aired: November 23, 1996

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

E9 - Comb-Back Windsor Chair, Part 2

Aired: November 30, 1996

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

E10 - Sand-Powered Wooden Toys

Aired: December 07, 1996

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

E11 - Cutting the Knuckle-Hinge Joint

Aired: December 14, 1996

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

E12 - Making Wooden Screws

Aired: December 21, 1996

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

E13 - The Pencil People

Aired: December 28, 1996

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