{"product_id":"woodwrights-workbook-further-explorations-in-traditional-woodcraft-9780807841570","title":"Woodwright's Workbook: Further Explorations in Traditional Woodcraft","description":"Roy Underhill is America's best-known master of traditional woodcraft. Creator of the popular PBS series \u003ci\u003eThe Woodwright's Shop\u003c\/i\u003e, Roy has inspired millions--from professional craftsman to armchair woodworker--with his talent, knowledge, and enthusiasm. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRoy returns here with his third book. \u003ci\u003eThe Woodwright's Workbook\u003c\/i\u003e features step-by-step instructions for a selection of projects from his television series. All projects are illustrated with photographs and measured drawings. Included here are plans for tool chests, workbenches, lathes, and historical reproductions of items for the home: a six-board chest, rustic chairs with cattail seats, a churn for the kitchen, and the Rittenhouse hygrometer. Roy also explores building barns, forges, boats, and even colonial fortresses. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA wonderful feature of this book is Roy's own translation of the humorous fifteenth-century poem \u003ci\u003eThe Debate of the Carpenter's Tools\u003c\/i\u003e. He also provides a fascinating and useful 'field guide' to American tool marks that shows how to identify the specific tool used by the marks it left. Whether Roy is an old friend or a new acquaintance, let him be your guide to the world of traditional woodworking.\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":50523787690258,"sku":"9780807841570","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_458ebaaf-52fb-4358-8af3-0c886d4ae910.jpg?v=1731168416","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/woodwrights-workbook-further-explorations-in-traditional-woodcraft-9780807841570","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}