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Inner Woodworking

1 - Inner Woodworking

Observe as Roy looks at the mechanics of wood and how a trees’ growth affects how you work wood once you have it in your shop.

Workbench

2 - Workbench

Watch as Roy handcrafts a grand, classic workbench using pegged and keyed mortise-and-tenon construction.

Cooper’s Bucket

3 - Cooper’s Bucket

See how Roy and coopers from Colonial Williamsburg work together to make a cooper’s bucket.

Blanket Chest

4 - Blanket Chest

Follow along as Roy builds a stunning nailed-together, six-board blanket chest with an interior till.

Simple Gifts

5 - Simple Gifts

Watch and learn as Roy builds three simple gift projects, including a flapping duck toy, a small pine knock-down bench and a wooden egg beater.”

Whimsy Diddling

6 - Whimsy Diddling

Join Roy as he walks you through the process for making a Gee Haw Wimmey Diddle, a quintessential mountain folk toy, along and a willow whistle.

Furniture Carving

7 - Furniture Carving

Watch as Roy’s guest Colonial Williamsburg’s Wallace Gusler talks about the techniques and tools needed for carved furniture.

Whetstone Quarry

8 - Whetstone Quarry

Take a trip with Roy through the geological history of whetstones, then head out on a hunt for rough materials to make your own whetstone for sharpening.

The Gunsmith

9 - The Gunsmith

Spend time with Roy and Gunsmith Gary Brumfield of Colonial Williamsburg as they discuss the steps to making a handcrafted 18th-century-style rifle.

Wood for the Weaver

10 - Wood for the Weaver

Discover details about some of the traditional wooden implements used by weavers, including spinning wheels, clock reels and niddy noddys; and watch as Roy makes a swift and a tape loom.

The Luthier

11 - The Luthier

Join Roy in learning the techniques and processes used to create a violin in the 18th century.

Inner Woodworking

12 - Inner Woodworking

Observe as Roy looks at the mechanics of wood and how a trees’ growth affects how you work wood once you have it in your shop.

The Basket Makers

13 - The Basket Makers

Watch as Roy Black and Robert Watson show Roy how to make round-bottom and flat-bottom white oak baskets, starting from a log and using only hand tools.