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The Best Episodes of The Woodwright's Shop Season 30

Every episode of The Woodwright's Shop Season 30 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Woodwright's Shop Season 30!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Woodwright's Shop Season 30 Episode 1 - Case of the Corner Cupboard
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    #1 - Case of the Corner Cupboard

    S30:E1

    Long splined miters anyone? That’s how you join the coffin-like case of this 18th-century corner cupboard. See how to make the special jigs to hand plane this crucial joint with precision and dignity.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. The Woodwright's Shop Season 30 Episode 2 - Making Marvelous Moldings
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    #2 - Making Marvelous Moldings

    S30:E2

    You can make any complex molding you want with simple hand planes—just take it one curve at a time. Bill Anderson and Roy show how to flute your pilasters and carve your cornice for this comely corner cupboard.

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  3. The Woodwright's Shop Season 30 Episode 3 - Mind Over Miter
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    #3 - Mind Over Miter

    S30:E3

    This butt joint of distinction joins everything from picture frames to crown moldings. Learn all the angles and see how to carefully cut corners as we master the miter box for fitting frames and fine furniture.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. The Woodwright's Shop Season 30 Episode 4 - The Till in the Tool Chest
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    #4 - The Till in the Tool Chest

    S30:E4

    We’ll delve into the drawers in search of the secret of an old tool chest. The quality of the tools shows that it belonged to a first class joiner back in the early 1800s, but the dovetail joints break all the rules.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Woodwright's Shop Season 30 Episode 5 - Continuous Arm Rocking Chair (1)
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    #5 - Continuous Arm Rocking Chair (1)

    S30:E5

    Chairmaker Elia Bizzarri joins us to make this elegant and comfortable rocking chair. We’ll turn the legs and frame the seat in part one of this American classic.

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  6. The Woodwright's Shop Season 30 Episode 6 - Continuous Arm Rocking Chair (2)
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    #6 - Continuous Arm Rocking Chair (2)

    S30:E6

    We’ll finish our rocking chair as we steam and bend the continuous arm's one-piece back. With its compound bend, this challenging chair is truly an American design innovation.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Woodwright's Shop Season 30 Episode 7 - Who Wrote the Book of Sloyd
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    #7 - Who Wrote the Book of Sloyd

    S30:E7

    Sloyd, the late 19th-century Swedish system of learning woodworking was intended to develop skilled, industrious and morally upstanding citizens. We’ll give it a try, and hope it’s not too late for us!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Woodwright's Shop Season 30 Episode 8 - The Case for Books
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    #8 - The Case for Books

    S30:E8

    So many books, so little space! Say goodbye to cinderblocks and sagging shelves as you see how to cut the essential dado and sliding joints to build this better bookcase.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Woodwright's Shop Season 30 Episode 9 - Sawing Secrets
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    #9 - Sawing Secrets

    S30:E9

    Chris Schwarz, editor of Popular Woodworking Magazine, joins Roy to explore the three classes of English sawcuts. Chris reveals the devious French tenon cheat, and even shows us how to saw without a saw!

    Director:Unknown
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  10. The Woodwright's Shop Season 30 Episode 10 - The Tiny Tool Kit
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    #10 - The Tiny Tool Kit

    S30:E10

    How can you stretch a basic kit of tools to build impressive casework? Chris Schwarz, editor of Popular Woodworking Magazine, shows how with the toolkit of young Thomas, hero of the 1839 book The Joiner and Cabinet Maker.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Woodwright's Shop Season 30 Episode 11 - Thomas Day, Cabinetmaker
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    #11 - Thomas Day, Cabinetmaker

    S30:E11

    In the days of slavery, Thomas Day, a free black cabinetmaker in North Carolina, was one of the most respected artisans in the South. We’ll look beneath the veneer on his furniture and discover his intriguing architectural work.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. The Woodwright's Shop Season 30 Episode 12 - Oak Field Gate
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    #12 - Oak Field Gate

    S30:E12

    Mortise and tenon joints frame this classic feature of the English countryside. It’s a rustic woodworking challenge as we balance both beauty and strength to make a gate that will keep swinging for decades.

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  13. The Woodwright's Shop Season 30 Episode 13 - Field Gate Hinges
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    #13 - Field Gate Hinges

    S30:E13

    Hinges Master blacksmith Peter Ross turns his hammer to forging iron hinges for our oak field gate. We’ll see how to shape and weld wrought iron for straps and pintles to make our gate swing true.

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Season 30 Ratings Summary

"Case of the Corner Cupboard" is the best rated episode of "The Woodwright's Shop" season 30. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/25/2010. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Making Marvelous Moldings".