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Rocky Bentwood Cradle Show

Observe Roy’s efforts to build a rocking cradle based on one seen in the Grand Bazaar of Istanbul.

  • Original9/19/2015
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Rocky Bentwood Cradle Show II

Watch as Roy completes components for the rocking cradle and joins them all together.

  • Original9/26/2015
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Stamp Out Cookie Carving!

Learn to carve springerle cookie molds for every occasion.

  • Original10/3/2015
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Double Drawer Shaker Table

Cut the mortise and tenon joints for the legs and frame of a famous Shaker table.

  • Original10/10/2015
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Groovers & Shakers

Discover the secrets inside Shaker drawers.

  • Original10/17/2015
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Turning Shaker Knobs

See how to finish a joined table top.

  • Original10/24/2015
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Cross Cut Conundrum

Learn sharp lessons from a seemingly simple tool.

  • Original10/31/2015
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Bowl Carving With Peter Follansbee

Join Roy and Follansbee, who hew huge bowls from poplar and sycamore wood.

  • Original11/7/2015
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Hollows & Rounds

Look at making and using wooden hollows and rounds.

  • Original11/14/2015
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Welsh Stick Chair

See how to make the country cousin of the Windsor chair.

  • Original11/21/2015
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Welsh Stick Chair II

Watch Roy shape spindles and backs for a proper sit-down.

  • Original11/28/2015
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Tool Smithing With Peter Ross

Watch master blacksmith Peter Ross demonstrate the art of tool-making.

  • Original12/5/2015
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Plain Pine Box

Discover the many joys of a grave undertaking.

  • Original12/12/2015
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Van Gogh’s Chair

See how Roy brings Vincent Van Gogh’s masterpiece back to life.

  • Original9/17/2016
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Sliding Lid Boxes

Learn to create easy-to-make wooden gift boxes with mitered corners and lids that slide in grooves.

  • Original9/24/2016
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Carved Oak Desk Box

Join Roy and Pilgrim-century furniture Peter Follansbee to make a carved oak box.

  • Original10/1/2016
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Waving Arm Whirligigs

See how figures from history, including Benjamin Franklin and Muhammad Ali, inspire whirligigs.

  • Original10/8/2016
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Wedged Tusk Tenon

Test out the strength of the classic wedged mortise and tenon joint for take-apart furniture.

  • Original10/15/2016
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Swedish Shrink Box

Learn how to make Swedish shrink boxes from hollowed wood with inserted bottoms.

  • Original10/22/2016
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Saw Like a Butterfly!

See how the late, great poet-athlete Muhammad Ali inspires the best lessons in woodworking.

  • Original10/29/2016
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Firewood Carrier

Learn to make a split oak firewood carrier inspired by the classic wooden harvest rake.

  • Original11/5/2016
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Double Casement Window

See how to make a double swinging casement window using wooden planes and pine.

  • Original11/12/2016
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Tool Chest Hinges & Latch

Find out how to forge hinges and latches for a replica tool chest.

  • Original11/19/2016
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Tool Chest From Bristol

Learn how to dovetail a stout, sloped top tool chest that came from Bristol, England, in 1900.

  • Original11/26/2016
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Roman Work Bench

Unlock the secrets of the ancient Roman woodworker’s bench.

  • Original12/3/2016
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Staked Furniture

See how a plank with inserted legs can become a chair, a table or a bench.

  • Original12/10/2016
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Who Wrote the Book of Sloyd? Investigate Sloyd, the late 19th-century Swedish system of learning woodworking.
  • Original9/16/2017
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Holly Wood Spectaculars Watch Steve Latta show how to create decorative veneer patterns.
  • Original9/23/2017
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The Roubo Bookstand Follow the formula of an old French master to make a beautiful bookstand .
  • Original9/30/2017
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Rise of the Machines! Follow the formula of an old French master to make a beautiful bookstand .
  • Original10/7/2017
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Hand Plane Essentials with Chris Schwarz Learn how to make gleaming surfaces, tight joints and crisp moldings through perfect planing.
  • Original10/14/2017
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Big Ash Mallet! Learn how to make a mallet for the ages.
  • Original10/21/2017
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Carving Away With Mary May Follow along as Roy takes his first lessons in woodcarving.
  • Original10/28/2017
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Dovetailed Grease Pot See how walnut and boxwood make a little box with a secret lock.
  • Original11/4/2017
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Lumberjack Fan Carving Watch a Michigan master of folk carving whittle fans and birds.
  • Original11/11/2017
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Forging the Hold Fast Haul out the anvil and forge this essential bench tool!
  • Original11/18/2017
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Brian Boggs, Chairmaker Learn the secrets of the steam-bent green-wood chair.
  • Original11/25/2017
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Combination Planes Watch Roy pit monster planes against their wooden ancestors.
  • Original12/2/2017
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The Venerable Bead Learn how to cut bead moldings with hand planes for corners that look sharp and last longer.
  • Original12/9/2017
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