Episodes
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The Venerable Bead
S37 Ep13 |Roy Underhill shows how to cut bead moldings with hand planes for corners that look sharp.
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French Work Bench, Part 2
S27 Ep6 |A tool chest, drawers and vises complete the workbench from Provence. - Embedded Video LinkImage
French Work Bench, Part 1
S27 Ep5 |This workbench from Provence uses puzzling dovetails to join the legs to the bench top. - Embedded Video LinkImage
Screw Box for Wooden Threads
S27 Ep4 |Down and dirty metalworking forges the cutters to make wooden screws. - Embedded Video LinkImage
Ball & Socket Embroidery Stand, Part 2
S27 Ep3 |Steam bent hoops and wooden adjusting screws complete the embroidery stand. - Embedded Video LinkImage
Ball & Socket Embroidery Stand, Part 1
S27 Ep2 |Turn the base and shaft of an 18th century embroidery stand from Colonial Williamsburg. - Embedded Video LinkImage
Peter & the Box
S27 Ep1 |Master joiner Peter Follansbee of Plymouth Plantation carves a 17th century “bible box.” - Embedded Video LinkImage
The Dovetail Variations
S26 Ep13 |Enjoy the journeyman joint that holds your drawers together in a variety of various forms - Embedded Video LinkImage
Old Woodworking Machines
S26 Ep12 |Beautiful belt-driven 19th century machines still make window sashes in this New York shop
About The Woodwright's Shop
For more than 37 years, Roy Underhill has shared his love of American woodcraft. Using only the hand tools of early America, Roy proves that woodworking doesn't have to be noisy, dangerous or expensive. His insights into the principles of the craft reveal the enduring relationship between tools and material, between human hands and creations of culture.
