Series Information

Wretched Ratchet Reading Rack #3208 [TV-G]
With foot-powered lathes, Peter Follansbee turns this adjustable bookstand from walnut and maple.

• KET Wednesday, May 22 at 5:00 am EDT
• KET Wednesday, August 21 at 5:00 am EDT

Elizabethan Joint Stool with Peter Follansbee #3107 [TV-G]
The master joiner of Plimoth Plantation shows us how to make this traditional treat for the tired Tudor tush.

• KET2 Saturday, May 25 at 3:30 pm EDT

Raising Panel-Zona #3209 [TV-G]
Roy Underhill uses both complex planes and tricks with basic tools to raise the classic panel.

• KET Wednesday, May 29 at 5:00 am EDT
• KET Wednesday, August 28, 2013 at 5:00 am EDT

Carving Swedish Spoons with Peter Follansbee #3108 [TV-G]
With axe and traditional hook knife, Peter shows us how to make our own spoons.

• KET2 Saturday, June 1 at 3:30 pm EDT

Carving The Camellia #3210 [TV-G]
Woodcarver Mary May makes basswood flowers bloom. Get in the groove of high-relief carving with sharp gouges and good-grained wood!

• KET Wednesday, June 5 at 5:00 am EDT
• KET Wednesday, September 4, 2013 at 5:00 am EDT

Inlaid Lettering with Steve Latta #3109 [TV-G]
See how to make your name in holly wood by setting slender stringing into the slotted surface.

• KET2 Saturday, June 8 at 3:30 pm EDT

Forging The Hold Fast #3211 [TV-G]
Blacksmith Peter Ross shows how to forge historical versions of this powerful gripper.

• KET Wednesday, June 12 at 5:00 am EDT
• KET Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at 5:00 am EDT

Hammer Veneering with Steve Latta #3110 [TV-G]
Learn classic hammer veneering using the pull hammer to put the squeeze on fine finished furniture.

• KET2 Saturday, June 15 at 3:30 pm EDT

The Enfield Cupboard #3212 [TV-G]
Simple to construct and elegant in design, this cupboard is a standby in any room or shop.

• KET Wednesday, June 19 at 5:00 am EDT
• KET Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at 5:00 am EDT

Iron Work for Timber Work #3111 [TV-G]
How to make spike dogs and cant hooks for log holding and handling.

• KET2 Saturday, June 22 at 3:30 pm EDT

The Shaker Bend #3213 [TV-G]
From their furniture to their bentwood boxes, the Shakers may be our most modern artisans.

• KET Wednesday, June 26 at 5:00 am EDT
• KET Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at 5:00 am EDT

Offset Turning #3112 [TV-G]
Turning ovals and offsets by measuring once and turning twice.

• KET2 Saturday, June 29 at 3:30 pm EDT

Rise of the Machines! #3201 [TV-G]
Roy gets caught up in up a bevy of century-old, foot-powered woodworking machines.

• KET Wednesday, July 3 at 5:00 am EDT

Simple Sash #3113 [TV-G]
Windows in an old mill are restored.

• KET2 Saturday, July 6 at 3:30 pm EDT

The Eleven Grooved Box #3202 [TV-G]
Grooves and splines make a tidy oak box, but can the joints be cut by just using hand tools?

• KET Wednesday, July 10 at 5:00 am EDT

Case of the Corner Cupboard #3001 [TV-G]
Long splined miters anyone? That's how you join the coffin-like case of this 18th-century corner cupboard. See how to make the special jigs to hand plane this crucial joint with precision and dignity.

• KET2 Saturday, July 13 at 3:30 pm EDT

Table Joints Rule! #3203 [TV-G]
You can't make a drop-leaf table without the rule joint. See the tools needed to cut it by hand.

• KET Wednesday, July 17 at 5:00 am EDT

Making Marvelous Moldings #3002 [TV-G]
You can make any complex molding you want with simple hand planes - just take it one curve at a time. Bill Anderson and Roy show how to flute your pilasters and carve your cornice for this comely corner cupboard.

• KET2 Saturday, July 20 at 3:30 pm EDT

The Anarchist's Tool Chest #3204 [TV-G]
Chris Schwarz's anarchist's tool chest starts a back-to-basics revolution!

• KET Wednesday, July 24 at 5:00 am EDT

Mind Over Miter #3003 [TV-G]
Learn all the angles and see how to carefully cut corners to master the miter box for fitting frames and fine furniture.

• KET2 Saturday, July 27 at 3:30 pm EDT

Two Screws for You! #3205 [TV-G]
Chris Schwarz joins Roy Underhill to rediscover the enigmatic, wooden, two-screw vise.

• KET Wednesday, July 31 at 5:00 am EDT

The Till in the Tool Chest #3004 [TV-G]
Delve into the drawers in search of the secret of an old tool chest. The quality of the tools shows that it belonged to a first-class joiner back in the early 1800s, but the dovetail joints break all the rules.

• KET2 Saturday, August 3 at 3:30 pm EDT

Screw Cuttin' Lathe #3206 [TV-G]
Roy uses an 1889 foot-powered lathe to cut perfect threads, cones, and tapers in iron and brass.

• KET Wednesday, August 7 at 5:00 am EDT

Continuous Arm Rocking Chair (Part 1) #3005 [TV-G]
Chairmaker Elia Bizzarri maks an elegant and comfortable rocking chair. We'll turn the legs and frame the seat in part one of this American classic.

• KET2 Saturday, August 10 at 3:30 pm EDT

The Troublesome Triangle Stool #3207 [TV-G]
Peter Follansbee and Roy Underhill tackle terrible turned tenons for the old triangular stool.

• KET Wednesday, August 14 at 5:00 am EDT

Continuous Arm Rocking Chair (Part 2) #3006 [TV-G]
We'll finish our rocking chair as we steam and bend the continuous arm's one-piece back. With its compound bend, this challenging chair is truly an American design innovation.

• KET2 Saturday, August 17 at 3:30 pm EDT

Wrote the Book of Sloyd? #3007 [TV-G]
Sloyd, the late 19th-century Swedish system of learning woodworking, was intended to develop skilled, industrious and morally upstanding citizens. We'll give it a try, and hope it's not too late for us!

• KET2 Saturday, August 24, 2013 at 3:30 pm EDT

The Case for Books #3008 [TV-G]
Say goodbye to cinderblocks and sagging shelves as you see how to cut the essential dado and sliding joints to build this better bookcase.

• KET2 Saturday, August 31, 2013 at 3:30 pm EDT

Sawing Secrets #3009 [TV-G]
Chris Schwarz, editor of Popular Woodworking Magazine, joins Roy to explore the three classes of English sawcuts. Chris reveals the devious French tenon cheat and even shows us how to saw without a saw.

• KET2 Saturday, September 7, 2013 at 3:30 pm EDT

The Tiny Tool Kit #3010 [TV-G]
How can you stretch a basic kit of tools to build impressive casework? Chris Schwarz, editor of Popular Woodworking Magazine, shows how with the toolkit of young Thomas, hero of the 1839 book The Joiner and Cabinet Maker.

• KET2 Saturday, September 14, 2013 at 3:30 pm EDT

Thomas Day, Cabinetmaker #3011 [TV-G]
In the days of slavery, Thomas Day, a free black cabinetmaker in North Carolina, was one of the most respected artisans in the South. Look beneath the veneer on his furniture and discover his intriguing architectural work.

• KET2 Saturday, September 21, 2013 at 3:30 pm EDT

Oak Field Gate #3012 [TV-G]
Mortise and tenon joints frame this classic feature of the English countryside. It's a rustic woodworking challenge to balance both beauty and strength that will keep the gate swinging for decades.

• KET2 Saturday, September 28, 2013 at 3:30 pm EDT

Field Gate Hinges #3013 [TV-G]
Master blacksmith Peter Ross turns his hammer to forging iron hinges for the oak field gate. See how to shape and weld wrought iron for straps and pintles to make the gate swing true.

• KET2 Saturday, October 5, 2013 at 3:30 pm EDT