October 5, 1996
Learn the steps to recreate a knock down bookcase originally built by the Roycrofters of East Aurora, New York.
October 12, 1996
Roy shows how to make a small box using a hidden dovetail joint that looks like a miter joint when complete.
October 19, 1996
This episode starts by making a scratch stock tool necessary to create the grooves for the simple Holly inlay that follows.
October 26, 1996
Roy visits local blacksmith shops and museums in the Alsace region of France in search of a giant chisel.
November 2, 1996
Using a roll-top joinery process, Roy creates a small box with tambour doors.
November 9, 1996
Roy shows how to build an “African” drum that originally came from colonial America.
November 16, 1996
Roy continues his visit to the Alsace region looking at woodworking and timber-building traditions.
November 23, 1996
In this two-part project, Roy shows the steps to create a classic comb-back Windsor chair.
November 30, 1996
In this two-part project, Roy shows the steps to create a classic comb-back Windsor chair.
December 7, 1996
Roy builds two simple toys: an interlocking-joint puzzle; and a sand-powered whirligig.
December 14, 1996
Learn to create the useful knuckle-hinge joint and, just for fun, whittle a wooden pair of pliers.
December 21, 1996
Roy shows how to use a tap and screw box to create wooden screws for use in shop and furniture projects.
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.