Roy Underhill
Himself - Host
The Woodwright's Shop (1981)
Season 17
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.
Released Jan. 1, 1981
Episode 27 min
2+
Genres: Reality, Reality TV
Keywords: tmdb.how-to, tmdb.woodworking, imdb.business-and-occupation-reality-tv, imdb.apostrophe-in-title, imdb.three-word-title, imdb.non-fiction
Watch Providers: PBS
Production Companies: UNC-TV
Network: PBS
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S17E1 - Make Your Shaving Horse
Roy shows you how to make a shaving horse from a single 2x10.
Oct. 4, 1997, midnight
S17E2 - Whittling Chains and Ball in Cage
Learn to whittle the mysterious, impossible-seeming wooden chain and ball-in-cage.
Oct. 11, 1997, midnight
S17E3 - Windsor High Chair
Roy make a child’s Windsor highchair showing classic Windsor techniques.
Oct. 18, 1997, midnight
S17E4 - Chinese Bamboo Chair
Make a chair out of grass ... Chinese bamboo, that is.
Oct. 25, 1997, midnight
S17E5 - Shaker Boxes
Make a No. 3 bentwood Shaker box – a deceptively simple design.
Nov. 1, 1997, midnight
S17E6 - Panel-Framed Bench
Roy’s panel-framed bench has a storage space built beneath the seat.
Nov. 8, 1997, midnight
S17E7 - Hanging Bookcase
Using thin wood and only tapered, sliding dovetails, Roy makes a sturdy hanging bookshelf.
Nov. 15, 1997, midnight
S17E8 - Window Sash Restoration
Roy takes a rotted window sash and repairs it with weather resistant resinous wood.
Nov. 22, 1997, midnight
S17E9 - Wooden Tea Machine
Make a cam-operated tea bag dunking machine that’ll save your arms from the repetitive motion of steeping tea.
Nov. 29, 1997, midnight
S17E10 - Nuts to You
How do you get to the center of a walnut? Build a turned, decorated nut cracker, as well as a simpler version from one piece of wood.
Dec. 6, 1997, midnight
S17E11 - Hancock Shaker Village
Roy takes a look at interior Shaker craftsmanship at the Hancock Shaker Village in Pittsfield, Mass.
Dec. 13, 1997, midnight
S17E12 - Shaker Side Table
Shaker furniture was made as if to be used for 1,000 years – see how that philosophy is worked into a small table.
Dec. 20, 1997, midnight
S17E13 - Woodworking in Upper Canada
During the time of Colonial America, many Loyalists headed north for Canada. Roy explores the life and economy they built there between harsh winters.
Dec. 27, 1997, midnight
PBS
27 min/ep
27 min
Jan. 1, 1981
Dec. 9, 2017, midnight
Returning Series
TV-G / 2+
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