The Woodwright's Shop Season 27
The Woodwright's Shop is a traditional woodworking show hosted by Roy Underhill on the Public Broadcasting Service in the United States. It is one of the longest running "how to" shows on PBS. Since its debut in 1979, the show has aired over 400 episodes. The first two seasons were broadcast only on public TV in North Carolina; the season numbering was restarted when the show went national in 1981. It is still filmed at the UNC-TV studios in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.
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The Woodwright's Shop
1981 / TV-GThe Woodwright's Shop is a traditional woodworking show hosted by Roy Underhill on the Public Broadcasting Service in the United States. It is one of the longest running "how to" shows on PBS. Since its debut in 1979, the show has aired over 400 episodes. The first two seasons were broadcast only on public TV in North Carolina; the season numbering was restarted when the show went national in 1981. It is still filmed at the UNC-TV studios in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.
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The Woodwright's Shop Season 27 Full Episode Guide
Partake in a celebration of American innovation at Greenfield Village.
A Williamsburg blacksmith forges hinges following instructions in a 17th century manual.
Ox yokes & timber-framing number among the projects at a school using low-tech solutions.
Explore woodworking traditions of the Moravian settlers at Old Salem.
Shelves that swing keep your plants in the sun on this Victorian contraption.
A sliding side reveals the hidden drawer on this missionary’s candle box.
Meet a modern luthier who works with tools and techniques unchanged for centuries.
A tool chest, drawers and vises complete the workbench from Provence.
This workbench from Provence uses puzzling dovetails to join the legs to the bench top.
Down and dirty metalworking forges the cutters to make wooden screws.
Steam bent hoops and wooden adjusting screws complete the embroidery stand.
Turn the base and shaft of an 18th century embroidery stand from Colonial Williamsburg.
Master joiner Peter Follansbee of Plymouth Plantation carves a 17th century “bible box.”