The Woodwright's Shop

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

Episodes

  • The Venerable Bead: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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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.
  • Plain Pine Box: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Plain Pine Box

    S35 Ep13 |
    Roy looks into the simplest form of furniture, the plain pine box.
  • Tool Smithing with Peter Ross: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Tool Smithing with Peter Ross

    S35 Ep12 |
    Dividers, calipers and turning tools take shape as master blacksmith Peter Ross shows Roy.
  • Welsh Stick Chair II: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Welsh Stick Chair II

    S35 Ep11 |
    The challenge of the Welsh stick chair continues as Roy shapes spindles and backs.
  • Welsh Stick Chair I: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Welsh Stick Chair I

    S35 Ep10 |
    Roy makes this country cousin of the Windsor chair using the same tools and techniques.
  • Hollows & Rounds: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Hollows & Rounds

    S35 Ep9 |
    These most basic molding planes also prove the most versatile.
  • Bowl Carving with Peter Follansbee: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Bowl Carving with Peter Follansbee

    S35 Ep8 |
    Master craftsman Peter Follansbee joins Roy to hew huge bowls from poplar & sycamore wood.
  • Cross Cut Conundrum: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Cross Cut Conundrum

    S35 Ep7 |
    A cross-cutting wood saw seems the most simple of tools, but Roy finds sharp lessons.
  • Turning Shaker Knobs: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Turning Shaker Knobs

    S35 Ep6 |
    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.

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