The Woodwright's Shop

For more than 37 years, Roy Underhill has shared his love of American woodcraft.

Episodes

  • Upholstering Your Seat

    An expert shows how to make and restore webbed and stuffed chair seats.
  • An English Garden Wheelbarrow, Pt.2

    Fitting the beveled elm panels into the oak wheelbarrow frame.
  • An English Garden Wheelbarrow, Pt.1

    Oak, ash, elm and iron make the wheel of our barrow.
  • Japanese Planes With John Reed Fox

    A master craftsman shows how to sharpen, tune and use the Japanese plane.
  • The Spirit of Woodcraft

    Join in Thoreau’s search for moral lessons deep in the grain of the wood.
  • Windsor Highchair With Curtis Buchanan, Pt.2

    Frame and finish the Windsor highchair with the master chair-maker and storyteller.
  • Windsor Highchair With Curtis Buchanan, Pt.1

    Learn how to bend and turn the stock for a wonderful Windsor highchair.
  • Rustic Chairs With Skye Gregson

    A second generation Adirondack furniture maker shows how to build chairs - rustic style

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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.