History: Roy Underhill

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!Early Life
(born December 22, 1950) is an American woodworker and television show host. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., he was the first master housewright at the Colonial Williamsburg reconstruction. Since 1979, he has been the host of the PBS series The Woodwright's Shop. Along with This Old House, which debuted the same year, it is the longest running PBS "how-to" show.

Underhill was introduced to traditional woodworking by a sister who worked at the Smithsonian Institution. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and earned a degree in Theater. In the early 1970s, Underhill and his wife moved to Colorado to form Homestead Arts to pursue a career in acting. When that failed, the Underhills moved to a remote area of New Mexico where traditional woodworking was one of the few means of survival. {FOOTNOTE()}Wikipedia contributors. "Roy Underhill." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 1 Apr. 2022. Web. 24 Sep. 2022. {FOOTNOTE}

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!External Links
* https://www.pbs.org/show/woodwrights-shop/ (The Woodwright's Shop on PBS)
* https://www.facebook.com/WoodwrightsShop/ (The Woodwright's Shop Facebook page)

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