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September 17, 2016

Season 36

01. Van Gogh's Chair

The Season 36 premiere shows how to make a chair similar to the one portrayed in Vincent Van Gogh's masterpiece.

September 17, 2016

02. Sliding Lid Boxes

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

September 24, 2016

03. Carved Oak Desk Box

Master of Pilgrim-century furniture Peter Follansbee joins Roy to make a slope-lidded, carved box from carved white and red oak.

October 1, 2016

04. Waving Arm Whirligigs

Figures from history including Benjamin Franklin and Muhammad Ali inspire Roy’s new line of waving arm wooden whirlygigs.

October 8, 2016

05. Wedged Tusk Tenon

Roy and workbench builder Will Myers test out the strength of the classic wedged mortise and tenon joint for take-apart furniture.

October 15, 2016

06. Swedish Shrink Box

Woodworker Peter Follansbee shows Roy Underhill how to make Swedish shrink boxes from hollowed wood with inserted bottoms.

October 22, 2016

07. Saw Like a Butterfly!

The great poet-athlete Muhammad Ali inspires the best lessons in woodworking – Saw Like a Butterfly, Plane Like a Bee!

October 29, 2016

08. Firewood Carrier

Chair-maker Elia Bizzarri shows Roy how to make a split oak firewood carrier inspired by the classic wooden harvest rake.

November 5, 2016

09. Double Casement Window

Roy Underhill makes a double, swinging casement window using wooden planes and premium pine.

November 12, 2016

10. Tool Chest Hinges & Latch

Master blacksmith Peter Ross shows how to forge hinges and latches for a replica tool chest.

November 19, 2016

11. Tool Chest From Bristol

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

November 26, 2016

12. Roman Work Bench

Christopher Schwarz joins Roy to unlock the secrets of the ancient Roman woodworker’s bench.

December 3, 2016

13. Staked Furniture

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

December 10, 2016