The Woodwright's Shop

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

Episodes

  • Plain Pine Box

    Roy looks into the simplest form of furniture, the plain pine box.
  • Tool Smithing with Peter Ross

    Dividers, calipers and turning tools take shape as master blacksmith Peter Ross shows Roy.
  • Welsh Stick Chair II

    The challenge of the Welsh stick chair continues as Roy shapes spindles and backs.
  • Welsh Stick Chair I

    Roy makes this country cousin of the Windsor chair using the same tools and techniques.
  • Hollows & Rounds

    These most basic molding planes also prove the most versatile.
  • Bowl Carving with Peter Follansbee

    Master craftsman Peter Follansbee joins Roy to hew huge bowls from poplar & sycamore wood.
  • Cross Cut Conundrum

    A cross-cutting wood saw seems the most simple of tools, but Roy finds sharp lessons.
  • Turning Shaker Knobs

    With foot-powered lathe, Roy turns the cherry knobs for Shaker furniture.

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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.