The Woodwright's Shop: A Practical Guide to Traditional Woodcraft »

Roy Underhill is host of the popular PBS show "The Woodwright's Shop," now approaching its fourth decade of production. He is author of six previous books, including The Woodwright's Shop: A Practical Guide to Traditional Woodcraft and The Woodwright's Workbook: Further Explorations in Traditional Woodcraft (both from the University of North Carolina Press). He lives in Williamsburg, Virginia.

For more than twenty-five years, Roy Underhill has taught the techniques of traditional hand-tool woodworking. In five books and on his popular, long-running PBS series, The Woodwright's Shop, America's leading authority on old-time woodcraft has inspired millions to take up chisel and plane. Designed for both woodworking novices and for more seasoned woodworkers looking for enjoyable projects, the books feature step-by-step instructions, complete with easy-to-follow photographs and measured drawings.

Roy Underhill is the former master housewright at Colonial Williamsburg. He created The Woodwright's Shop, one of the first television programs devoted to woodworking, in 1979. The series is produced by the University of North Carolina Center for Public Television and has aired nationally since 1981. Roy is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and holds a master's degree from Duke University. He lives in Williamsburg, Virginia.

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Felling Trees

Making Gluts and Mauls

How to Make a Shaving Horse from a Single Log

Wooden Rakes

Making Stick Chairs

White-Oak Basketry and Chair-Seat Weaving

Steam-Bent Hay Forks

Hewing Poplar Dough Bowls

Lathes and Wood-Turning

Introduction to Blacksmithing for Tool-Making

Simple Dovetailing

Panel-Frame Construction

Log Houses

Timber-Frame Construction