{"product_id":"woodwrights-shop-a-practical-guide-to-traditional-woodcraft-9780807840825","title":"Woodwright's Shop: A Practical Guide to Traditional Woodcraft","description":"Roy Underhill brings to woodworking the intimate relationship with wood that craftsmen enjoyed in the days before power tools. Combining historical background, folklore, alternative technololgy, and humor, he provides both a source of general information and a detailed introduction to traditional woodworking. Beginning with a guide to trees and tools, \u003ci\u003eThe Woodwright's Shop\u003c\/i\u003e includes chapters on gluts and mauls, shaving horses, rakes, chairs, weaving wood, hay forks, dough bowls, lathes, blacksmithing, dovetails, panel-frame construction, log houses, and timber-frame construction. More than 330 photographs illustrate the text.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor more than twenty-five years, Roy Underhill has taught the techniques of traditional hand-tool woodworking. In five books and on his popular, long-running PBS series, The Woodwright's Shop, America's leading authority on old-time woodcraft has inspired millions to take up chisel and plane. Designed for both woodworking novices and for more seasoned woodworkers looking for enjoyable projects, the books feature step-by-step instructions, complete with easy-to-follow photographs and measured drawings. \u003cbr\u003eRoy Underhill is the former master housewright at Colonial Williamsburg. He created The Woodwright's Shop, one of the first television programs devoted to woodworking, in 1979. The series is produced by the University of North Carolina Center for Public Television and has aired nationally since 1981. Roy is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and holds a master's degree from Duke University. He lives in Williamsburg, Virginia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Woodwright's Shop\u003cbr\u003eA Practical Guide to Traditional Woodcraft\u003cbr\u003eFeatures a guide to trees and tools as well as chapters on gluts and mauls, shaving horses, chairs, lathes, blacksmithing, log houses, and more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Woodwright's Companion\u003cbr\u003eExploring Traditional Woodcraft\u003cbr\u003eIncludes chapters on helves and handles, saws, the search for the whetstone quarry, hurdles, whimmy diddles, planes, window sashes, and pit sawing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Woodwright's Workbook\u003cbr\u003eFurther Explorations in Traditional Woodcraft\u003cbr\u003eWith step-by-step instructions for tool chests, workbenches, lathes, and historical reproductions of items for the home. Roy also explores building barns, boats, and even colonial fortresses.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Woodwright's Eclectic Workshop\u003cbr\u003ePopular projects include the Adirondack chair, tavern table, folding ladder, rocking horse, lathe, and kayak, all illustrated with photographs and measured drawings. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Woodwright's Apprentice\u003cbr\u003eTwenty Favorite Projects from The Woodwright's Shop\u003cbr\u003eBegins with directions for building a workbench, then builds new skills--from frame construction to dovetailing, turning, steam-bending, and carving--with each successive project.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnderhill, Roy:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - The longtime master housewright at Colonial Williamsburg, Roy Underhill is the leading authority on old-time woodworking techniques. He created \u003ci\u003eThe Woodwright's Shop\u003c\/i\u003e for public television in 1979. The series, produced by the University of North Carolina Center for Public Television, has aired nationally since 1981, with thirteen new programs introduced each year. Roy is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and holds a master's degree from Duke University.","brand":"University of North Carolina Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50726492504338,"sku":"9780807840825","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_36034aad-253a-4e69-a76d-92158de15472.jpg?v=1734871792","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/woodwrights-shop-a-practical-guide-to-traditional-woodcraft-9780807840825","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}