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The Best Episodes of The Woodwright's Shop

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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

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    The Woodwright's Shop Season 1 Episode 1 - Maul & Glut
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    #1 - Maul & Glut

    S1:E1

    Watch Roy make two traditional tools by first felling a tree then shaping a maul and glut using period iron woodworking tools.

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  2. The Woodwright's Shop Season 1 Episode 2 - Shaving Horse
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    #2 - Shaving Horse

    S1:E2

    Learn how to make a shaving horse – one of the most important hand-tool shop fixtures for working with drawknives and spokeshaves.

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  3. The Woodwright's Shop Season 1 Episode 3 - Shaving Horse Part 2
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    #3 - Shaving Horse Part 2

    S1:E3

    Learn how to make a shaving horse – one of the most important hand-tool shop fixtures for working with drawknives and spokeshaves.

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  4. The Woodwright's Shop Season 1 Episode 4 - Hay Rake
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    #4 - Hay Rake

    S1:E4

    Spend time with Roy as he shows you how to build one of his favorite projects: a hickory hay rake that is both strong and lightweight.

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  5. The Woodwright's Shop Season 1 Episode 5 - Lathes
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    #5 - Lathes

    S1:E5

    Join Roy on a tour of the history and development of human powered machines, including one of his favorites: the lathe.

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  6. The Woodwright's Shop Season 1 Episode 6 - Rocking Chair
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    #6 - Rocking Chair

    S1:E6

    Learn how to build a classic armless rocking chair using traditional tools and techniques. Then create a woven white oak seat for the rocker. Plus, watch as Roy’s guest Bryant Holsenbeck demonstrates how to weave a traditional basket.

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  7. The Woodwright's Shop Season 1 Episode 7 - Rocking Chair Part 2
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    #7 - Rocking Chair Part 2

    S1:E7

    Learn how to build a classic armless rocking chair using traditional tools and techniques. Then create a woven white oak seat for the rocker. Plus, watch as Roy’s guest Bryant Holsenbeck demonstrates how to weave a traditional basket.

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  8. The Woodwright's Shop Season 1 Episode 8 - Log Cabin
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    #8 - Log Cabin

    S1:E8

    Watch as Roy demonstrates the steps and hand-hewn joinery used in building traditional log cabins.

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  9. The Woodwright's Shop Season 1 Episode 9 - Timberframe Construction
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    #9 - Timberframe Construction

    S1:E9

    Watch and learn as Roy addresses the details of timber framing, including post-and-beam and mortise-and-tenon construction techniques.

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  10. The Woodwright's Shop Season 1 Episode 10 - Dough Bowls and Pitch Forks
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    #10 - Dough Bowls and Pitch Forks

    S1:E10

    Watch as Roy makes a pitchfork and a dough bowl, each from a single piece of wood.

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  11. The Woodwright's Shop Season 1 Episode 11 - Blacksmithing
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    #11 - Blacksmithing

    S1:E11

    Spend some time at the forge with Roy to learn basic blacksmithing techniques and discover how to create a spike dog (a tool used in timber framing).

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  12. The Woodwright's Shop Season 1 Episode 12 - Panel Frame and Dovetail
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    #12 - Panel Frame and Dovetail

    S1:E12

    Follow along as Roy discusses frame-and-panel construction for doors, and the basic steps for cutting a dovetailed joint.

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  13. The Woodwright's Shop Season 1 Episode 13 - Colonial Williamsburg
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    #13 - Colonial Williamsburg

    S1:E13

    Travel with Roy to Colonial Williamsburg to take a look at 18th-century craftsmanship including a visit with a wheelwright, a cooper and a blacksmith, as well as a look inside the Anthony Hay Cabinet Shop.

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  14. The Woodwright's Shop Season 2 Episode 1 - Getting a Grip on It
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    #14 - Getting a Grip on It

    S2:E1

    Handles — Watch as Roy examines a number of tool handles, then creates an axe handle from a split of hickory and turns a chisel handle.

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  15. The Woodwright's Shop Season 2 Episode 2 - Candle Stand
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    #15 - Candle Stand

    S2:E2

    Candle Stand — Follow along as Roy walks you through the steps of creating a classic walnut candle stand.

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  16. The Woodwright's Shop Season 2 Episode 3 - Plane Truth, Version 1
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    #16 - Plane Truth, Version 1

    S2:E3

    Learn the history of a wide variety of handplanes as Roy explains their many and specialized uses.

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  17. The Woodwright's Shop Season 2 Episode 4 - Plane Truth, Version 2
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    #17 - Plane Truth, Version 2

    S2:E4

    Learn the history of a wide variety of handplanes as Roy explains their many and specialized uses.

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  18. The Woodwright's Shop Season 2 Episode 5 - Getting Into Drawers
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    #18 - Getting Into Drawers

    S2:E5

    Join Roy as he makes a hand-hewn, half-blind dovetailed drawer for his workbench, and discusses many of the techniques used in traditional drawer making.

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  19. The Woodwright's Shop Season 2 Episode 6 - Finding and Fixing
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    #19 - Finding and Fixing

    S2:E6

    See what Roy discovers at a scrap yard, antique store and flea market on his way to “The Woodwright’s Shop.”

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  20. The Woodwright's Shop Season 2 Episode 7 - Cutting your Teeth
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    #20 - Cutting your Teeth

    S2:E7

    It’s all about staying sharp, and in this episode Roy examines the dizzying array of saws available, from familiar panel saws to bowsaws and pit saws. Plus, as a special bonus Roy shows you how to sharpen a bowsaw.

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  21. The Woodwright's Shop Season 2 Episode 8 - While the Iron's Hot
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    #21 - While the Iron's Hot

    S2:E8

    Accompany Roy on a visit to Colonial Williamsburg to work with the living history museum’s blacksmiths as they make a froe, and forge a cant hook.

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  22. The Woodwright's Shop Season 2 Episode 9 - Straight and Narrow
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    #22 - Straight and Narrow

    S2:E9

    Roy takes us through the hand-crafted creation process of a sash-style window, explaining the stiles, rails and muntins.

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  23. The Woodwright's Shop Season 2 Episode 10 - Vernacular Sash
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    #23 - Vernacular Sash

    S2:E10

    Roy takes us through the hand-crafted creation process of a sash-style window, explaining the stiles, rails and muntins.

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  24. The Woodwright's Shop Season 2 Episode 11 - Woodwright at Sea
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    #24 - Woodwright at Sea

    S2:E11

    The evolution of modern boat building in America starts with simple designs such as those found in rough-hewn canoes – and its surprisingly fundamental. Watch Roy explore how to build a boat as he visits the Hampton Mariner’s Museum and discusses boat building that’s large and complex. There is a clear evolution in tools and techniques and it’s both instructive and entertaining to watch this process.

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  25. The Woodwright's Shop Season 2 Episode 12 - Tale of Two Toys
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    #25 - Tale of Two Toys

    S2:E12

    Roy looks at a collection of classic wood toys, and then shows us the steps to create a Crow Chaser.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Maul & Glut" is the best rated episode of "The Woodwright's Shop". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/1/1981. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Shaving Horse".