Author : Roy Underhill
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 0807869805
Total Pages : 213 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis The Woodwright's Shop by : Roy Underhill
Download or read book The Woodwright's Shop written by Roy Underhill and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.