The Woodwright's Shop

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

Episodes

  • The Enfield Cupboard

    Make this Shaker cabinet and dwell in utopian serenity!
  • Forging the Hold Fast

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  • Carving the Camellia Woodcarver

    Woodcarver Mary May gives Roy Underhill his first lessons in floral carving.
  • Raising Panel-Zona

    Host Roy Underhill shows various ways to make raised panels for doors.
  • Wretched Ratchet Reading Rack

    Turning a racheting bookstand with Peter Follansbee and Roy Underhill.
  • The Troublesome Triangle Stool

    Peter Follansbee shows Roy how to make a proper three-legged 17th-century chair.
  • Screw Cuttin’ Lathe

    Roy Underhill shows how to use an 1889 foot-driven metal working lathe.
  • Two Screws for You!

    Christopher Schwarz challenges Roy with a bench-top vise that changes everything!

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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.