26th PBS Season

For 26 years, Woodwright Roy Underhill has been sharing his love for American woodcraft. This season, Roy brings his unique blend of wit and artistry to play on an eclectic blend of fascinating projects, ranging from Chinese garden benches to the restoration of President James Madison's home, Montpelier. Using only the hand tools of early America, Roy shows that woodworking doesn't have to be noisy, dangerous or expensive. His insights into the principles of the craft reveal the enduring relationship between tools and material—between the human hand and the creations of culture in “the best how-to program since Julia Child started rattling pots and pans.”

2601 A Ship in a Bottle
Raise the sails on a fleet in a flask with a master of the maritime miniature.

2602 Barley Twist Table, Part 1
Build an oak, three-legged drop-leaf table from the time of the English civil war.

2603 Barley Twist Table, Part 2
See how to turn and carve the double spiral of the barley twist leg from Cromwell’s time.

2604 Rustic Chairs With Skye Gregson
A second generation Adirondack furniture maker shows how to build chairs in the rustic style.

2605 Windsor Highchair With Curtis Buchanan, Part 1
Learn how to bend and turn the stock for a wonderful Windsor highchair.

2606 Windsor Highchair With Curtis Buchanan, Part 2
Frame and finish the Windsor highchair with the master chair-maker and storyteller.

2607 The Spirit of Woodcraft
Join in Thoreau’s search for the moral lessons deep in the grain of the woodworking.

2608 Japanese Planes With John Reed Fox
A master craftsman shows how to sharpen, tune and use the Japanese plane.

2609 An English Garden Wheelbarrow, Part 1
Oak, ash, elm and iron make the wheel of our barrow.

2610 An English Garden Wheelbarrow, Part 2
Fitting the beveled elm panels into the oak wheelbarrow frame.

2611 Upholstering Your Seat
An expert from Colonial Williamsburg shows how to make and restore webbed and stuffed chair seats.

2612 Old Woodworking Machines
Beautiful belt-driven nineteenth century machines still make window sashes in this New York shop.

2613 The Dovetail Variations
Enjoy the journeyman joint that holds your drawers together in forms from the functional to the fantastic.

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