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.
  • The Crotch and the Horse: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    The Crotch and the Horse

    S34 Ep10 |
    An old shaving horse shows how the natural shapes make the strongest wooden construction.
  • Fitting Brass: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Fitting Brass

    S34 Ep9 |
    How to fit brass corners and hardware flush with the surfaces of Campaign furniture.
  • Campaign Furniture: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Campaign Furniture

    S34 Ep8 |
    The ins and outs of Campaign furniture made for travel.
  • Shop Class Tabouret: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Shop Class Tabouret

    S34 Ep7 |
    The old shop-class plant stand joined with half-laps and dowels.
  • Daring Diagonal Dovetails: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Daring Diagonal Dovetails

    S34 Ep6 |
    Cut the rising diagonal dovetail for corners that are stronger and striking!
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    Viceless Devices

    S34 Ep5 |
    29 From the holdfast to the birdsmouth, Roy explores wondrous ways to grip the grain.
  • Tapered Tail Tripod Table 2: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Tapered Tail Tripod Table 2

    S34 Ep4 |
    A walnut burl top and tricky turning makes tapered dovetails for a three-legged table.
  • Tapered Tail Tripod Table 1: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Tapered Tail Tripod Table 1

    S34 Ep3 |
    Walnut legs riven from the log begin this table inspired by the Dominy workshops.

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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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