The woodwright's workbook / Roy Underhill ; [original drawings by Kimberly Wagner].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Underhill, Roy, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Woodwork--Amateurs' manuals.

Woodwork.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (259 p.)

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [1986]

Summary:

Roy Underhill is America's best-known master of traditional woodcraft. Creator of the popular PBS series The Woodwright's Shop, Roy has inspired millions--from professional craftsman to armchair woodworker--with his talent, knowledge, and enthusiasm. Roy returns here with his third book. The Woodwright's Workbook 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

Contents:

Cover; Thanks; Contents; 1. The Debate of the Carpenter's Tools; 2. Workbench; 3. Screwboxes and Taps; 4. Lathes; 5. Tool Chests; 6. Chairs; 7. Domestic Devices; 8. Rowboat; 9. A Field Guide to American Tool Marks; 10.The Fort; 11. The Barn; 12. The Forge; Appendix: Original Text of The Debate of the Carpenter's Tools; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-246) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9798890867261

9780807869796

0807869791

OCLC:

793510801