13 episodesFirst aired 16 September 2017
E1Sept 2017
Sloyd, the late 19th century Swedish system of learning woodworking was intended to develop skilled, industrious, and morally upstanding citizens. We’ll give it a try, and hope it’s not too late for us!
E2Sept 2017
Steve Latta shows how to create decorative veneer patterns using oval engines, sharp knives, and patient perfectionism.
E3Sept 2017
One piece of walnut makes a beautiful bookstand as we follow the formula of an old French master.
Oct 2017
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.
Oct 2017
Learn how to make gleaming surfaces, tight joints and crisp moldings through perfect planing.
E6Oct 2017
Make a proper joiner’s mallet and you’ll never be lonely again! With ash head and hickory handle, Roy shows how to make a mallet for the ages.
Oct 2017
Classical carver Mary May gives Roy his first lessons on woodcarving – along with a proper rebuke for edge tool abuse!
Nov 2017
Walnut and boxwood make a little box with a secret lock to stash the woodworker’s pal.
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Dec 2017