The Dominy Shop

Episode number: 1

Overview: Roy takes us on a tour the Dominy Shop at Winterthur Museum. The shop holds the tools and shop items used by three generations of craftsman from 1750-1850.

A Spring Pole Lathe

Episode number: 2

Overview: Roy walks us through the steps to create a simple, but accurate and functional spring pole lathe.

Ball & Claw Feet

Episode number: 3

Overview: Roy welcomes Wallace Gusler from Colonial Williamsburg, and he shows the process to create a cabriole leg with a ball and claw foot.

The Wainscot Chair

Episode number: 4

Overview: Roy works with his daughter, Rachel, to create a child-size, 17th-century chair found in a book by Wallace Nutting.

Tool Boxes & Chests

Episode number: 5

Overview: Roy explores the contents of a recently purchased tool chest, trying to determine something of the original owner. He then shows how to recreate the chest itself.

Chip Carving

Episode number: 6

Overview: Mack Headley from Colonial Williamsburg visits the shop and demonstrates the chip carving techniques used to decorate furniture.

Good Fences

Episode number: 7

Overview: Roy looks at the details of early-American fences, including lightweight and portable fences used for sheep herding, garden fences and more substantial post and rail “fences” used in forts built around 1620.

Kitchen Gifts

Episode number: 8

Overview: Roy shows you how to make some always-gift-appropriate and useful utensils for the kitchen including a rolling pin, heavy spoon, a collapsible drinking cup and more.

Raising The Shop

Episode number: 9

Overview: Roy pitches in with the raising of the frame-and-timber structure for Anderson’s Forge at Colonial Williamsburg.

Building A Boat

Episode number: 10

Rittenshouse Hygrometer

Episode number: 11

Overview: After discussing how humidity affects different wood species, Roy makes a clever and simple late 18th-century hygrometer to measure the humidity in the shop.

Corner Cupboard

Episode number: 12

Overview: Roy recreates a classic pine corner cupboard.

Highchair

Episode number: 13

Overview: To celebrate his new nephew, Roy builds an 18th century baby’s high chair with rush seating.