Rocking Chair

January 1, 1981

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The Woodwright's Shop - S1 - E6

Learn how to build a classic armless rocking chair using traditional tools and techniques. Then create a woven white oak seat for the rocker. Plus, watch as Roy’s guest Bryant Holsenbeck demonstrates how to weave a traditional basket.

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The Woodwright's Shop: Season 1 - 13 Episode s

1x1 - Maul & Glut
January 1, 1981
Watch Roy make two traditional tools by first felling a tree then shaping a maul and glut using period iron woodworking tools.
1x2 - Shaving Horse
January 1, 1981
Learn how to make a shaving horse – one of the most important hand-tool shop fixtures for working with drawknives and spokeshaves.
1x3 - Shaving Horse Part 2
January 1, 1981
Learn how to make a shaving horse – one of the most important hand-tool shop fixtures for working with drawknives and spokeshaves.
1x4 - Hay Rake
January 1, 1981
Spend time with Roy as he shows you how to build one of his favorite projects: a hickory hay rake that is both strong and lightweight.
1x5 - Lathes
January 1, 1981
Join Roy on a tour of the history and development of human powered machines, including one of his favorites: the lathe.
1x6 - Rocking Chair
January 1, 1981
Learn how to build a classic armless rocking chair using traditional tools and techniques. Then create a woven white oak seat for the rocker. Plus, watch as Roy’s guest Bryant Holsenbeck demonstrates how to weave a traditional basket.
1x7 - Rocking Chair Part 2
January 1, 1981
Learn how to build a classic armless rocking chair using traditional tools and techniques. Then create a woven white oak seat for the rocker. Plus, watch as Roy’s guest Bryant Holsenbeck demonstrates how to weave a traditional basket.
1x8 - Log Cabin
January 1, 1981
Watch as Roy demonstrates the steps and hand-hewn joinery used in building traditional log cabins.
1x9 - Timberframe Construction
January 1, 1981
Watch and learn as Roy addresses the details of timber framing, including post-and-beam and mortise-and-tenon construction techniques.
1x10 - Dough Bowls and Pitch Forks
January 1, 1981
Watch as Roy makes a pitchfork and a dough bowl, each from a single piece of wood.
1x11 - Blacksmithing
January 1, 1981
Spend some time at the forge with Roy to learn basic blacksmithing techniques and discover how to create a spike dog (a tool used in timber framing).
1x12 - Panel Frame and Dovetail
January 1, 1981
Follow along as Roy discusses frame-and-panel construction for doors, and the basic steps for cutting a dovetailed joint.
1x13 - Colonial Williamsburg
January 1, 1981
Travel with Roy to Colonial Williamsburg to take a look at 18th-century craftsmanship including a visit with a wheelwright, a cooper and a blacksmith, as well as a look inside the Anthony Hay Cabinet Shop.

1x1 - Maul & Glut

1x2 - Shaving Horse

1x3 - Shaving Horse Part 2

1x4 - Hay Rake

1x5 - Lathes

1x6 - Rocking Chair

1x7 - Rocking Chair Part 2

1x8 - Log Cabin

1x9 - Timberframe Construction

1x10 - Dough Bowls and Pitch Forks

1x11 - Blacksmithing

1x12 - Panel Frame and Dovetail

1x13 - Colonial Williamsburg

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