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Handmade: Britain's Best Woodworker is a Carpentry challenge show that aired on Channel 4 and hosted by Mel Giedroyc. It follows a format similar to Bake Off.

Mel Giedroyc hosts as talented, good-with-wood craftspeople compete to be crowned Britain's best woodworker by award-winning architect Alex de Rijke and queen of furniture making Helen Welch

During the show’s first season, nine contestants were given six-week “big build” assignments to showcase their work. Tasks included making dollhouses, animal sculptures, and chairs.

In Season 1, Misti Leitz, a sculptor from Ludlow, was awarded the title of Britain’s best cabinetmaker after winning the final ‘big build’ task which saw contestants challenged to create a garden building.

In the first season, the judges were Helen Welch, founder of the London School of Furniture Making, and award-winning architect Alex de Rijke.

2nd season, Judges for the new season are woodworking expert Sophie Sellu and design academic Tom Dyckhoff.

The first episode of the new season is expected to showcase the table-crafting abilities of ten new contestants. They will only have two days to create their products, to then be judged by the eagle eyes of Sophie and Tom.

The first series was released as Good with Wood in Australia on 7 January 2022, on SBS.

Hostile Planet and Tiny World producer Plimsoll Productions is taking its Channel 4 carpentry format Handmade: Britain’s Best Woodworker to the U.S. as Channel 4 issues a rare double season order.

Series 2 September 21, 2022

Judge Sophie Sellu, host Mel Giedroyc and judge Tom Dyckhoff on Handmade: Britain’s Best Woodworker

The show is marketed and officially released in Canada and USA as Good with Wood.

Discovery+ has picked up North American streaming rights for Hostile Planet producer Plimsoll Productions’ Handmade: Good With Wood format. The deal was struck by Andrea Jackson’s distributor Magnify Media, which became fully owned by Plimsoll last year. Good With Wood launches on UK network Channel 4 on Thursday as Handmade: Britain’s Best Woodworker and is hosted by Great British Bake Off presenter Mel Giedroyc, who puts talented woodworkers to the test to create the most beautiful and ambitious builds. Fremantle acquired the format production rights earlier this year in more than 20 territories and the format has additionally been optioned in Germany, while program rights have been pre-sold to the likes of Australia and Canada.

CHANGE During the show’s first season, nine contestants were given six-week “big build” assignments to showcase their work. Tasks included making dollhouses, animal sculptures, and chairs.