THE WOODWRIGHT’S SHOP WITH ROY UNDERHILL
Season 26 Episode Descriptions

With his first quarter century now enshrined in broadcast history (including his 2006 induction into the North Carolina Broadcasting Hall of Fame), pioneering woodwright Roy Underhill prepares to embark on the 26th season of his deep-rooted series The Woodwright’s Shop With Roy Underhill. Roy again shares his love for American woodcraft through a one-of-a-kind blend of wit and artistry. His eclectic mix of projects features the fantastic and fascinating—including revealing insights into ships in bottles, fresh takes on tables and chairs, wonderful wheels and their barrows, plain talk on planes and joints—even a consideration of Thoreau through grains of wood.

2601 A Ship in a Bottle
Raise the sails on a fleet in a flask with a master of the maritime miniature.

2602 Barley Twist Table, Part 1
Build an oak, three-legged drop-leaf table from the time of the English civil war.

2603 Barley Twist Table, Part 2
See how to turn and carve the double spiral of the barley twist leg from Cromwell’s time.

2604 Rustic Chairs With Skye Gregson
A second generation Adirondack furniture maker shows how to build chairs in the rustic style.

2605 Windsor Highchair With Curtis Buchanan, Part 1
Learn how to bend and turn the stock for a wonderful Windsor highchair.

2606 Windsor Highchair With Curtis Buchanan, Part 2
Frame and finish the Windsor highchair with the master chair-maker and storyteller.

2607 The Spirit of Woodcraft
Join in Thoreau’s search for the moral lessons deep in the grain of the woodworking.

2608 Japanese Planes With John Reed Fox
A master craftsman shows how to sharpen, tune and use the Japanese plane.

2609 An English Garden Wheelbarrow, Part 1
Oak, ash, elm and iron make the wheel of our barrow.

2610 An English Garden Wheelbarrow, Part 2
Fitting the beveled elm panels into the oak wheelbarrow frame.

2611 Upholstering Your Seat
An expert from Colonial Williamsburg shows how to make and restore webbed and stuffed chair seats.

2612 Old Woodworking Machines
Beautiful belt-driven nineteenth century machines still make window sashes in this New York shop.

2613 The Dovetail Variations
Enjoy the journeyman joint that holds your drawers together in forms from the functional to the fantastic.