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Lap Desk

Episode number: 1

Overview: Watch and learn as Roy builds a reproduction of a simple walnut lap desk from the 19th century.

Turned Corner Chair

Episode number: 2

Overview: Follow along as Roy shows you how to make a circa-1550 three-legged chair from the Flemish town of Rotterdam.

Banjo Man George Wunderlich

Episode number: 3

Overview: Join Roy as he welcomes George Wunderlich and watch as he recreates a mid-1800s banjo.

Writer's Bookcase

Episode number: 4

Overview: Watch as Roy builds a small oak bookcase, without glue or fasteners, for easier disassembly.

Timber Corner

Episode number: 5

Overview: Pick up valuable tips for large-scale woodworking from Roy as he builds the corner of a timber-framed structure.

Decoy Carvers

Episode number: 6

Overview: Observe Nick Supone and Neal Conolly as they stop by “The Woodwright’s Shop” and demonstrate the hewing and carving techniques used in creating a duck decoy

Eastfield Village

Episode number: 7

Overview: Travel with Roy to Eastfield Village where he tours the museum’s restored historic buildings.

Marquetry Master Patrick Edwards

Episode number: 8

Overview: Watch and learn as Roy visits with marquetry expert Patrick Edwards, and discusses the technique of “painting in wood.”

In the Blacksmith's Shop

Episode number: 9

Overview: Join Roy for a visit with blacksmiths Peter Ross and Ken Schwarz where they demonstrate making bench chisels and more.

Toys that Make Noise

Episode number: 10

Overview: Watch as Roy soldiers a tin-can bird whistle and makes a boxwood whistling top.

Carving with the Cabinetmakers

Episode number: 11

Overview: Travel along with Roy to the Hay Cabinet Shop at Williamsburg for a furniture-carving talk with Master Mack Headley.

Windsor Chair

Episode number: 12

Overview: Watch as Roy visits with Mike Dunbar of the Windsor Institute as he demonstrates the process for building a sack-back Windsor chair.

20th Anniversary Show

Episode number: 13

Overview: Join Roy as he looks back on 20 years of “The Woodwright’s Shop,” including highlights of guests, projects and memorable moments.