Electric saws and drills are not allowed in Roy Underhill's traditional woodworking classes. The power is in what happens when his students build something with their hands and the simplest tools.

Upcoming classes include German Springpole Lathe with Roy Underhill, 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. March 25- 29, $745 plus $55 materials; Moravian Workbench with Will Myers, 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. April 6- 10, $745 ...

Host Roy Underhill shows various ways to make raised panels for doors.

Roy Underhill pits iron monster combination planes against their wooden ancestors.

File photo Host of PBS’s The Woodwright’s Shop Roy Underhill will be the keynote speaker at Colonial Williamsburg’s 20th annual Working Wood in the 18th Century Conference Jan. 25-28.

Roy Underhill wanted to make sure his saws were ready before teaching his first woodworking class on Friday, so he got there early to sharpen them himself. Showing off a recently-sharpened ...

Why do it by hand—when you can do it by foot? Roy Underhill gets caught up in up a bevy of century-old, foot-powered woodworking machines. Grooves and splines make a tidy oak box, but can we cut ...

The Woodwright's Shop is a traditional woodworking show hosted by Roy Underhill on the Public Broadcasting Service in the United States. It is one of the longest running "how to" shows on PBS ...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Roy Underhill wanted to make sure his saws were ready before teaching his first woodworking class on Friday, so he got there early to sharpen them himself, according to … ...