The Woodwright's Shop

The Woodwright's Shop
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Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Total Pages : 213
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ISBN-10 : 9780807869802
ISBN-13 : 0807869805
Rating : 4/5 (805 Downloads)

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.


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