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October 4, 1997

Season 17

01. Make Your Shaving Horse

Roy shows you how to make a shaving horse from a single 2x10.

October 4, 1997

02. Whittling Chains and Ball in Cage

Learn to whittle the mysterious, impossible-seeming wooden chain and ball-in-cage.

October 11, 1997

03. Windsor High Chair

Roy make a child’s Windsor highchair showing classic Windsor techniques.

October 18, 1997

04. Chinese Bamboo Chair

Make a chair out of grass ... Chinese bamboo, that is.

October 25, 1997

05. Shaker Boxes

Make a No. 3 bentwood Shaker box – a deceptively simple design.

November 1, 1997

06. Panel-Framed Bench

Roy’s panel-framed bench has a storage space built beneath the seat.

November 8, 1997

07. Hanging Bookcase

Using thin wood and only tapered, sliding dovetails, Roy makes a sturdy hanging bookshelf.

November 15, 1997

08. Window Sash Restoration

Roy takes a rotted window sash and repairs it with weather resistant resinous wood.

November 22, 1997

09. Wooden Tea Machine

Make a cam-operated tea bag dunking machine that’ll save your arms from the repetitive motion of steeping tea.

November 29, 1997

10. Nuts to You

How do you get to the center of a walnut? Build a turned, decorated nut cracker, as well as a simpler version from one piece of wood.

December 6, 1997

11. Hancock Shaker Village

Roy takes a look at interior Shaker craftsmanship at the Hancock Shaker Village in Pittsfield, Mass.

December 13, 1997

12. Shaker Side Table

Shaker furniture was made as if to be used for 1,000 years – see how that philosophy is worked into a small table.

December 20, 1997

13. Woodworking in Upper Canada

During the time of Colonial America, many Loyalists headed north for Canada. Roy explores the life and economy they built there between harsh winters.

December 27, 1997