The Woodwrights Shop RSS feed for PBS programming.http://video.pbs.orgen-ushttp://video.pbs.orgSat, 25 May 2013 03:04:01 -0400Sat, 25 May 2013 03:04:01 -0400http://video.pbs.org/video/2292087280/Haul out the anvil and forge this essential bench tool! Blacksmith Peter Ross shows how to forge historical versions of this powerful gripper.http://video.pbs.org/video/2292087280/10/16/2012Blacksmithing lessons from Peter Ross in making an iron holdfast.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsHome & How-ToHome & How-ToPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2292084821/Make this Shaker cabinet and dwell in utopian serenity! Simple to construct and elegant in design, this cupboard is a standby in any room or shop.http://video.pbs.org/video/2292084821/10/16/2012Roy Underhill shows how to make a classic white pine Shaker chest.nrHome & How-ToHome & How-ToPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2292090643/From their furniture to their bentwood boxes, the Shakers may be our most modern artisans.http://video.pbs.org/video/2292090643/10/16/2012What made these American communal craftsmen tick?nrHome & How-ToHome & How-ToPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2292091598/From their furniture to their bentwood boxes, the Shakers may be our most modern artisans.http://video.pbs.org/video/2292091598/10/16/2012What made these American communal craftsmen tick?nrHome & How-ToHome & How-ToEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2275178642/Simple to construct and elegant in design, this cupboard is a standby in any room or shop.http://video.pbs.org/video/2275178642/09/01/2012Make this Shaker cabinet and dwell in utopian serenity!nrHome & How-ToHome & How-ToEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2292087803/.......http://video.pbs.org/video/2292087803/10/16/2012....nrHome & How-ToHome & How-ToEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2273139725/Woodcarver Mary May makes basswood flowers bloom. Get in the groove of high-relief carving with sharp gouges and good-grained wood!http://video.pbs.org/video/2273139725/08/27/2012Woodcarver Mary May gives Roy Underhill his first lessons in floral carving.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsHome & How-ToHome & How-ToEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2278442130/Woodcarver Mary May makes basswood flowers bloom. Get in the groove of high-relief carving with sharp gouges and good-grained wood!http://video.pbs.org/video/2278442130/09/12/2012Woodcarver Mary May gives Roy Underhill his first lessons in floral carving.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsHome & How-ToHome & How-ToPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2278417881/Make raised panels for your doors with care and flair! Roy Underhill uses both complex planes and tricks with basic tools to raise the classic panel.http://video.pbs.org/video/2278417881/09/12/2012Host Roy Underhill shows various ways to make raised panels for doors.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsHome & How-ToHome & How-ToPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2292074921/Make raised panels for your doors with care and flair! Roy Underhill uses both complex planes and tricks with basic tools to raise the classic panel.http://video.pbs.org/video/2292074921/10/16/2012Host Roy Underhill shows various ways to make raised panels for doors.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsHome & How-ToHome & How-ToEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2278400387/With foot-powered lathes, Peter Follansbee and Roy Underhill turn this adjustable bookstand from walnut and maple.http://video.pbs.org/video/2278400387/09/12/2012Turning a racheting bookstand with Peter Follansbee and Roy Underhill.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsHome & How-ToHome & How-ToPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2270258602/With foot-powered lathes, Peter Follansbee and Roy Underhill turn this adjustable bookstand from walnut and maple.http://video.pbs.org/video/2270258602/08/19/2012Turning a racheting bookstand with Peter Follansbee and Roy Underhill.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsHome & How-ToHome & How-ToEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2278372945/The old triangular stool spells trouble for Peter Follansbee and Roy Underhill as they tackle a trio of terrible turned tenons!http://video.pbs.org/video/2278372945/09/12/2012Peter Follansbee shows Roy how to make a proper three-legged 17th-century chair.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsHome & How-ToHome & How-ToPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2270257698/The old triangular stool spells trouble for Peter Follansbee and Roy Underhill as they tackle a trio of terrible turned tenons!http://video.pbs.org/video/2270257698/08/19/2012Peter Follansbee shows Roy how to make a proper three-legged 17th-century chair.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsHome & How-ToHome & How-ToEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2278363731/Make your own darn metal screws with this 1889 foot-powered lathe! Roy shows how to cut perfect threads, cones and tapers in iron and brass.http://video.pbs.org/video/2278363731/09/12/2012Roy Underhill shows how to use an 1889 foot-driven metal working lathe.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsHome & How-ToHome & How-ToPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2296983856/Make your own darn metal screws with this 1889 foot-powered lathe! Roy shows how to cut perfect threads, cones and tapers in iron and brass.http://video.pbs.org/video/2296983856/10/26/2012Roy Underhill shows how to use an 1889 foot-driven metal working lathe.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsHome & How-ToHome & How-ToEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2278318753/Secrets of the mysterious two-screw vise revealed! Chris Schwarz joins Roy Underhill to rediscover this enigmatic wooden vise.http://video.pbs.org/video/2278318753/09/12/2012Christopher Schwarz challenges Roy with a bench-top vise that changes everything!nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsHome & How-ToHome & How-ToPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2265291141/Secrets of the mysterious two-screw vise revealed! Chris Schwarz joins Roy Underhill to rediscover this enigmatic wooden vise.http://video.pbs.org/video/2265291141/08/08/2012Christopher Schwarz challenges Roy with a bench-top vise that changes everything!nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsHome & How-ToHome & How-ToEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2278313222/Chris Schwarz’s anarchist’s tool chest starts a back-to-basics revolution! Learn his classic system of simplicity to set your work life free.http://video.pbs.org/video/2278313222/09/12/2012Christopher Schwarz joins Roy to advocate the tool chest-driven life.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsHome & How-ToHome & How-ToPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2265289533/Chris Schwarz’s anarchist’s tool chest starts a back-to-basics revolution! Learn his classic system of simplicity to set your work life free.http://video.pbs.org/video/2265289533/08/08/2012Christopher Schwarz joins Roy to advocate the tool chest-driven life.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsHome & How-ToHome & How-ToEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2278307581/You can’t make a drop leaf table without the rule joint. So, what are the tools you need to cut it by hand? Bill Anderson drops by with the answer.http://video.pbs.org/video/2278307581/09/12/2012Bill Anderson and Roy Underhill explore the drop-leaf rule joint for tables.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsHome & How-ToHome & How-ToPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2265289523/You can’t make a drop leaf table without the rule joint. So, what are the tools you need to cut it by hand? Bill Anderson drops by with the answer.http://video.pbs.org/video/2265289523/08/08/2012Bill Anderson and Roy Underhill explore the drop-leaf rule joint for tables.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsHome & How-ToHome & How-ToEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2278304884/Grooves and splines make a tidy oak box. But—can we cut the joints just using hand tools? And do we want to?http://video.pbs.org/video/2278304884/09/12/2012Host Roy Underhill shows how to make a tidy oak box using grooves and splines.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsHome & How-ToHome & How-ToPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2263884494/Grooves and splines make a tidy oak box. But—can we cut the joints just using hand tools? And do we want to?http://video.pbs.org/video/2263884494/08/03/2012Host Roy Underhill shows how to make a tidy oak box using grooves and splines.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsHome & How-ToHome & How-ToEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2278304305/Why do it by hand – when you can do it by foot? Roy Underhill gets caught up in up a bevy of century-old, foot-powered woodworking machines.http://video.pbs.org/video/2278304305/09/12/2012Roy Underhill demonstrates elegant, iron, foot-powered woodworking machines. ....nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsHome & How-ToHome & How-ToPromotionhttp://video.pbs.org/video/2263882759/Why do it by hand – when you can do it by foot? Roy Underhill gets caught up in up a bevy of century-old, foot-powered woodworking machines.http://video.pbs.org/video/2263882759/08/03/2012Roy Underhill demonstrates elegant, iron, foot-powered woodworking machines.nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsHome & How-ToHome & How-ToEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2178721004/Restoring the windows in an old mill is a challenging bit of joinery made simple by the guide stick system. Roy Underhill shows how to make the molded stock and join them with mortise and tenon.http://video.pbs.org/video/2178721004/01/07/2012Window sash made with vintage woodworking tools by host Roy Underhill.nrFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsHome & How-ToHome & How-ToCraftsCraftsEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2172740518/...Peter shows us how to make our own darn spoons!http://video.pbs.org/video/2172740518/01/07/2012With axe and traditional hook knife....nrFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsHome & How-ToHome & How-ToCraftsCraftsEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2178721052/For hardwood handles and padfoot legs, it's easy to turn ovals and offsets by measuring once and turning twice. Host Roy Underhill uses a pedal-powered lathe to demonstrate the technique.http://video.pbs.org/video/2178721052/01/07/2012Roy Underhill shows the art of offset wood turning for making oval handles.nrCraftsCraftsEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2178676894/Master blacksmith Peter Ross shows host Roy Underhill how to make spike dogs and cant hooks for log holding and handling. The ancient blacksmith's technique called "upsetting" makes it work.http://video.pbs.org/video/2178676894/01/07/2012Blacksmithing lessons from Peter Ross as Roy Underhill learns to forge.nrFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsHome & How-ToHome & How-ToCraftsCraftsEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2178688492/Learn classic hammer veneering using the pull hammer to put the squeeze on fine finished furniture. It's a more than superficial look at the timeless technique taught by Steve Latta. Roy Underhill hosts.http://video.pbs.org/video/2178688492/01/07/2012Steve Latta shows Roy Underhill how to apply wooden veneer with classic hand tools.nrFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsHome & How-ToHome & How-ToCraftsCraftsEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2172739973/... by setting slender stringing into the slotted surface.http://video.pbs.org/video/2172739973/01/07/2012See how to make your name in holly wood....nrFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsHome & How-ToHome & How-ToCraftsCraftsEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2172740515/... how to make this traditional treat for the tired Tudor tush.http://video.pbs.org/video/2172740515/01/07/2012The master joiner of Plimoth Plantation shows us...nrFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsHome & How-ToHome & How-ToCraftsCraftsEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2172739971/...brings beauty and utility to your workbench.http://video.pbs.org/video/2172739971/01/07/2012Building this simple square with laps and bridlesnrFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsHome & How-ToHome & How-ToCraftsCraftsEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2172600556/...and crisp moldings through perfect planning.http://video.pbs.org/video/2172600556/01/07/2012Learn how to make gleaming surfaces, tight joints....nrFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsHome & How-ToHome & How-ToCraftsCraftsEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2172600554/...we'll see how to make the stiles and rails of the classic raised panel door.http://video.pbs.org/video/2172600554/01/11/2012Starting with simple sticks....nrFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsHome & How-ToHome & How-ToCraftsCraftsEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2172600552/...as we make wooden rakes and rounded reels from steam-bent stock.http://video.pbs.org/video/2172600552/01/07/2012This essential American wood has what it take....nrFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsHome & How-ToHome & How-ToCraftsCraftsEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2172468731/Build a beautiful bowsaw....http://video.pbs.org/video/2172468731/01/07/2012...for cuttingcurves based on the pattern of century-old example.nrFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsHome & How-ToHome & How-ToCraftsCraftsEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2172468729/as we follow the formula of an old French master.http://video.pbs.org/video/2172468729/01/07/2012One piece of walnut makes a beautiful bookstand...nrFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsHome & How-ToHome & How-ToCraftsCraftsEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2220853443/..http://video.pbs.org/video/2220853443/04/30/2012...nrHome & How-ToHome & How-ToCookingCookingCraftsCraftsEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2220853442/...http://video.pbs.org/video/2220853442/04/11/2012...nrFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsHome & How-ToHome & How-ToCraftsCraftsEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2220864527/...http://video.pbs.org/video/2220864527/04/11/2012...nrFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsHome & How-ToHome & How-ToCraftsCraftsEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2221571816/...http://video.pbs.org/video/2221571816/04/11/2012....nrFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsHome & How-ToHome & How-ToCraftsCraftsEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2221744952/Restoring Jefferson's & Madison's Homeshttp://video.pbs.org/video/2221744952/04/30/2012...nrFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsHome & How-ToHome & How-ToCraftsCraftsEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2239816624/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.http://video.pbs.org/video/2239816624/05/27/2012You can make any complex molding you want with simple hand planes.nrHome & How-ToHome & How-ToEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/2239604117/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.http://video.pbs.org/video/2239604117/05/26/2012Long splined miters anyone?nrArts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsHome & How-ToHome & How-ToEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1771702537/Long splined miters anyone? That is 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.http://video.pbs.org/video/1771702537/02/04/2011That is how you join the coffin-like case of this 18th-century corner cupboardnrFolk Art & CraftsFolk Art & CraftsHome & How-ToHome & How-ToCraftsCraftsEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1772015601/Chairmaker Elia Bizzarri joins us to make this elegant and comfortable rocking chair. We will turn the legs and frame the seat in part one of this American classic.http://video.pbs.org/video/1772015601/02/04/2011Chairmaker Elia Bizzarri joins us to make this elegant and comfortable rocking chair.nrCraftsCraftsEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1771981039/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.http://video.pbs.org/video/1771981039/02/04/2011chair as we steam and bend the continuous arm's one-piece back.nrCraftsCraftsEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1772044886/Master blacksmith Peter Ross turns his hammer to forging iron hinges for our oak field gate. We will see how to shape and weld wrought iron for straps and pintles to make our gate swing true.http://video.pbs.org/video/1772044886/02/04/2011Master blacksmith Peter Ross turns his hammer to forging iron hinges for our oak gate.nrCraftsCraftsEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1771715934/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.http://video.pbs.org/video/1771715934/02/04/2011You can make any complex molding you want with simple hand planes.nrCraftsCraftsEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1771726651/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.http://video.pbs.org/video/1771726651/02/04/2011This butt joint of distinction joins everything from picture frames to crown moldings.nrHome & How-ToHome & How-ToCraftsCraftsEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1772039873/Mortise and tenon joints frame this classic feature of the English countryside. It is a rustic woodworking challenge as we balance both beauty and strength to make a gate that will keep swinging for decades.http://video.pbs.org/video/1772039873/02/18/2011Mortise and tenon joints frame this classic feature of the English countryside.nrCraftsCraftsEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1772025726/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!http://video.pbs.org/video/1772025726/02/04/2011Chris Schwarz, editor of Popular Woodworking Magazine, joins Roy...nrCraftsCraftsEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1772022578/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.http://video.pbs.org/video/1772022578/02/04/2011So many books, so little space! Say goodbye to cinderblocks and sagging shelves....nrCraftsCraftsEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1771981492/We will 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.http://video.pbs.org/video/1771981492/02/04/2011We will delve into the drawers in search of the secret of an old tool chestnrHome & How-ToHome & How-ToCraftsCraftsEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1772022599/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.http://video.pbs.org/video/1772022599/02/04/2011How can you stretch a basic kit of tools to build impressive casework?nrCraftsCraftsEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1772036294/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 will look beneath the veneer on his furniture and discover his intriguing architectural work.http://video.pbs.org/video/1772036294/02/04/2011In the days of slavery, Thomas Day was a respected free black cabinetmaker in NC.nrCraftsCraftsEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1772022559/Sloyd, the late 19th-century Swedish system of learning woodworking was intended to develop skilled, industrious and morally upstanding citizens. We will give it a try, and hope it is not too late for us.http://video.pbs.org/video/1772022559/02/04/2011Sloyd, the late 19th-century Swedish system of learning woodworking ...nrCraftsCraftsEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1427672434/Strong and resilient, wood has the lively lightness to support a leg when it''s lacking.http://video.pbs.org/video/1427672434/09/14/2010Strong and resilient, wood has the lively lightness to support a leg when it's lacking.tv-gHome & How-ToHome & How-ToCraftsCraftsEpisode