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. For 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. Roy 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. The Woodwright s Shop A Practical Guide to Traditional Woodcraft Features a guide to trees and tools as well as chapters on gluts and mauls shaving horses chairs lathes blacksmithing log houses and more. The Woodwright s Companion Exploring Traditional Woodcraft Includes chapters on helves and handles saws the search for the whetstone quarry hurdles whimmy diddles planes window sashes and pit sawing. The Woodwright s Workbook Further Explorations in Traditional Woodcraft With 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. The Woodwright s Eclectic Workshop Popular projects include the Adirondack chair tavern table folding ladder rocking horse lathe and kayak all illustrated with photographs and measured drawings. The Woodwright s Apprentice Twenty Favorite Projects from The Woodwright s Shop Begins with directions for building a workbench then builds new skills--from frame construction to dovetailing turning steam-bending and carving--with each successive project.