The Woodwright's Shop: A Practical Guide to Traditional Woodcraft - Softcover

Underhill, Roy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0807840823 ISBN 13: 9780807840825

Publisher: University North Carolina Pr, 1981

Synopsis

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, The Woodwright's Shop 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.

About this title

From the Publisher:

The first book by America's favorite woodwright!
The first woodwright book begins with a guide to trees and tolls and includes chapters on gluts and mauls, shaving horses, rakes, chairs, blacksmithing, log houses, and much more. All are built with muscle power, not electrical power. Roy is the star of the PBS series "The Woodwright's Shop." 211 pp., 351 illus.

About the Author:

The longtime master housewright at Colonial Williamsburg, Roy Underhill is the leading authority on old-time woodworking techniques. He created The Woodwright's Shop 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.

About this edition

• Publisher: University North Carolina Pr
• Publication date: 1981
• ISBN 10: 0807840823
• ISBN 13: 9780807840825
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 211