The Woodwright's Shop

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

Episodes

  • The Crotch and the Horse

    An old shaving horse shows how the natural shapes make the strongest wooden construction.
  • Fitting Brass

    How to fit brass corners and hardware flush with the surfaces of Campaign furniture.
  • Campaign Furniture

    The ins and outs of Campaign furniture made for travel.
  • Shop Class Tabouret

    The old shop-class plant stand joined with half-laps and dowels.
  • Daring Diagonal Dovetails

    Cut the rising diagonal dovetail for corners that are stronger and striking!
  • Viceless Devices

    29 From the holdfast to the birdsmouth, Roy explores wondrous ways to grip the grain.
  • Tapered Tail Tripod Table 2

    A walnut burl top and tricky turning makes tapered dovetails for a three-legged table.
  • Tapered Tail Tripod Table 1

    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.