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The Woodwright's Shop

A Practical Guide to Traditional Woodcraft

Roy Underhill

Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press
Published: 01/2012
Pages: 216
Subject: Crafts and Hobbies | University of North Carolina
Print ISBN: 9.78E+12
eBook ISBN: 9780807869802

DESCRIPTION

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.



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