The woodwright's eclectic workshop / Roy Underhill.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Underhill, Roy, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Woodwork.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 p.)

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [1991]

Summary:

For more than ten years, Roy Underhill has taught the techniques of traditional woodcraft, or 'how to start with a tree and an axe and make one thing after another until you have a house and everything in it.' Through his popular PBS series, The Woodwright's Shop,' and his previous books, Roy has inspired millions--from professional craftspeople to armchair woodworkers--with his talent, knowledge, and enthusiasm. Roy returns now with his fourth book, The Woodwright's Eclectic Workshop. It features step-by-step instructions for many projects featured on the television s

Contents:

Cover; Contents; About This Book; Introduction; 1: LOG CABINS; Felling; Squaring; Building the Walls; The Roof; Hinges and Latches; Chinking and Daubing; Fireplace and Chimney; Built to Last; Axemaker; Henry, Go Soak Your Head!; The Woodlot; 2: BUILDING ON; The Carpenter; Steeple Story; A Connecticut House Frame on a Caribbean Island; Four-Harness Loom; The Joiner; Making Planes; An ""Unknown Young Man""; Jefferson's Ladder; The Brickmaker's Hand; 3: MACHINES; The Turner; The Wheelwright; The Millwright; The Cooper's Tale; Robinson's Mill; The Gunsmith; Mayhew and the Dark Side of Woodcraft

4: FURNITUREFolding Folk Chairs; Chair/Table; The Chairmakers; Tavern Table; Butterfly Table; The Old Kitchen Table; Revolving Bookcase; Country Comfort-Adirondack Chair; The Carver's Son; 5: AMUSEMENTS; The Toymaker; Toys; Rocking Horse; The Boatbuilders; A Wood-and-Canvas Kayak to Build in an Afternoon; Ishi; Toboggan; 6: MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; Appalachian Dulcimer; Walking-Stick Flute; Boxwood Recorder; Three Centuries of Woodworking with Joseph Moxon; Sources; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; W; Y

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [231]-233) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9798890867292

9780807869819

0807869813

OCLC:

793510802