Woodwright! – the Musical

MAJOR FUNDING FOR "THE WOODWRIGHT'S SHOP" IS PROVIDED BY... [CAT MEOWS] [THUNDER] [HORN HONKING] WHEN THE UNEXPECTED HAPPENS, STATE FARM HAS THE TOOLS TO GET YOU TO A BETTER STATE.

PROUD SPONSOR OF "THE WOODWRIGHT'S SHOP."

HEY, WELCOME BACK TO "THE WOODWRIGHT'S SHOP."

I'M ROY UNDERHILL.

I AM SO GLAD YOU COULD BE WITH ME AGAIN TODAY BECAUSE IT'S MY BIRTHDAY, AND I'M HAVING TO SPEND IT ALL ALONE--WELL, WITH YOU HERE, AND I'VE GOT MYSELF A PRESENT.

THIS IS A WONDERFUL LITTLE PLANE.

IT HAS SENTIMENTAL VALUE.

IT'S A GREAT ADDITION TO THE TOOL CHEST, IF ONLY THERE WAS ROOM TO FIT IT DOWN IN THERE.

WELL, I BOUGHT IT BECAUSE IT'S THE SAME LITTLE BLOCK PLANE I BOUGHT WITH MY SAVINGS WHEN I WAS JUST 12 YEARS OLD, AND I STILL HAVE THAT PLANE, BUT IT'S SOMEWHERE DOWN NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE CHEST, AND I HAVEN'T SEEN IT FOR A WHILE.

SOMETIMES, THOUGH, I THINK I CAN HEAR IT CALLING ME FROM WAY DOWN IN THERE.

Women: ROY!

ROY!

Roy: AH, BUT THAT'S GOT TO BE MY IMAGINATION.

ANYWAY, YOU REACH A MILESTONE LIKE A BIRTHDAY, AND YOU LOOK BACK AT ALL THE WORK YOU'VE DONE, ALL THE TOOLS AND STUFF THAT YOU'VE ACCUMULATED, AND IT DOES SORT OF MAKE YOU TAKE STOCK OF THINGS.

I MEAN, I STARTED OUT JUST WORKING WITH THIS ONE LITTLE PLANE, AND AS I WORKED, I BOUGHT MORE TOOLS, I MADE A BIG CHEST TO CARRY THEM IN, BUT NOW IT'S SO HEAVY, I CAN'T LIFT THE DARN THING.

IN FACT, I TRIED TO MOVE IT THE OTHER DAY, AND...

I HURT MY BACK.

UGH.

OH.

OH.

WHEW.

Woman: ♪ GREW UP WORKING THE WOOD ♪ ♪ CHECKING THE GAUGES, WATCHING FOR TRACKS ♪ ♪ COUNTING MY WAGES, FILLING MY TOOL CHEST UP TO THE TOP ♪ ♪ THEY KEPT ON COMING, AND I COULDN'T STOP ♪ ♪ LEFT MY HOME SOON AS I COULD ♪ ♪ FOUND ME A JOB JUST-A WORKING MORE WOOD ♪ ♪ GOT SOME EXPERIENCE UNDER MY BELT ♪ ♪ THIS WAS THE LIFE, OH, THAT'S WHAT I FELT ♪ ♪ THAT'S RIGHT ♪ ♪ OH, BUT THE CHEST GOT HEAVY 'BOUT A WEEK AGO NOW ♪ ♪ AND I HAD TO MOVE IT TO THE JOB SOMEHOW ♪ ♪ THAT'S WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO AS A WOODWORK DRIFTER ♪ ♪ BUT A BAD THING HAPPENED WHEN I TRIED TO LIFT HER ♪ ♪ IT HURT MY BACK ♪ ♪ THE CHISEL ROLLS, THE PLANE IRON PAD ♪ ♪ IT HURT MY BACK ♪ ♪ THE JAR OF SCREWS, THE CUT NAIL SACK ♪ ♪ THEY HURT MY BACK ♪ ♪ THE WOODEN PLANES WITH BOXWOOD TRACKS ♪ ♪ THEY HURT MY BACK ♪ ♪ THE AUGERS IN THEIR SPECIAL RACK ♪ ♪ THEY HURT MY BACK ♪ ♪ THERE'S JUST NOTHING THAT I LACK, NO ♪ ♪ BUT IT HURTS MY BACK ♪ Woman: THAT'S RIGHT.

IT HURTS MY BACK.

♪ WELL, MY OLD TOOL CHEST DIDN'T HAVE A LOT ♪ ♪ BUT IT HAD TOOLS THAT NO ONE CAN TOP ♪ ♪ THEY GAVE ME A START, NOW I'M THEIR BIGGEST FANS ♪ ♪ LIFT ME UP IF I SHOULD NEED A HAND ♪ ♪ OH, YEAH ♪ ♪ BUT THE CHEST GOT HEAVY 'BOUT A WEEK AGO NOW ♪ ♪ AND I NEEDED TO MOVE IT TO THE JOB SOMEHOW ♪ ♪ IT'S WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO AS A WOODWORK DRIFTER ♪ ♪ BUT A BAD THING HAPPENED WHEN I TRIED TO LIFT HER ♪ ♪ IT HURT MY BACK ♪ ♪ THE CHISEL ROLLS, THE PLANE IRON PAD ♪ ♪ IT HURT MY BACK ♪ ♪ THE JAR OF SCREWS, THE CUT NAIL SACK ♪ ♪ THEY HURT MY BACK ♪ ♪ THE WOODEN PLANES WITH BOXWOOD TRACKS ♪ ♪ THEY HURT MY BACK ♪ ♪ THE AUGERS IN THEIR SPECIAL RACK ♪ ♪ THEY HURT MY BACK ♪ ♪ THERE'S JUST NOTHING THAT I LACK, NO ♪ ♪ BUT IT HURTS MY BACK ♪ THAT'S RIGHT.

IT HURTS MY BACK.

[PLAYING HARMONICA] ♪ IT HURTS MY BACK ♪ ♪ FILLING THE CHEST, BUT THERE'S MORE TO GO ♪ ♪ IT HURTS MY BACK ♪ ♪ I'VE GOT EVERYTHING FROM ADZE TO AWL ♪ ♪ IT HURTS MY BACK ♪ ♪ A PLACE FOR EACH WHEN I PUT THEM DOWN ♪ ♪ IT HURTS MY BACK ♪ ♪ IT'S ALL THAT I NEED, BUT I CAN'T MOVE AROUND ♪ ♪ IT HURTS MY BACK ♪ ♪ THERE'S JUST NOTHING THAT I LACK, NO ♪ ♪ BUT IT HURTS MY BACK ♪ Woman: YEAH, IT HURTS MY BACK.

IT HURTS MY BACK.

I KNOW THAT WOULD HURT MY BACK.

♪ IT HURTS MY BACK ♪ I THINK... THAT'S RIGHT.

IT HURTS MY BACK.

I'M JUST GONNA HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE TOOL CHEST AND SEE WHAT I CAN TAKE OUT.

I MEAN, CERTAINLY THERE ARE TOOLS I HAVEN'T USED IN A WHILE.

SO, WHAT I'M GONNA DO IS FIND THE ONES I HAVEN'T USED IN A YEAR AND SEE IF I CAN'T JUST LEAVE THEM ON THE SHELF.

I'VE GOT TO SAY... HA HA HA!

IT DOES NOT MAKE MUCH SENSE TO TRAVEL AROUND WITH A... AN OLD PASSER DRILL.

I MEAN, THERE'S NOT MUCH CHANCE I'M GONNA BE CALLED ON TO ROUTE OUT THE HOUSINGS AND THE BRASS ESCUTCHEONS FOR THE HANDLES OF TRI-SQUARES VERY SOON.

AND HERE'S MY BILL-POSTER'S HAMMER.

I CAN'T THINK OF THE LAST TIME I HAD TO PUT THIS TOGETHER WHEN THE CIRCUS CAME TO TOWN SO I COULD RUN AROUND PUTTING UP POSTERS JUST SO I COULD GET A TICKET... TO THE CIRCUS.

BUT THAT'S THE THING.

I JUST HAD GROWN ATTACHED TO THESE THINGS.

HERE YOU GO.

SEE IF I CAN MAKE IT... HA!

NOT MUCH CHANCE OF-- AND LOOK.

UH, THE ELEPHANT SHAVE.

NOW, WHAT ARE THE ODDS I'M GONNA GET CALLED OUT ON A JOB FOR A SUDDEN BULL-CARVING EMERGENCY THAT COMES UP THAT HAS TO HAVE A BIG PULL SHAVE LIKE THIS ONE?

BUT THEY'RE SO COOL, YOU KNOW?

AND EVERYBODY LIKES TO SEE THEM.

WHAT I OUGHT TO DO IS UNLOAD ALL THE TOOLS THAT DON'T WORK RIGHT WHEN I DO USE THEM, YOU KNOW-- ALL THE ONES THAT WON'T HOLD A SETTING, THE ONES YOU CAN'T ADJUST AND THEN TRUST NOT TO BUST, THE ONES THAT CAN'T GRIP AND ALWAYS SLIP AND MAKE YOU TRIP, AND THEN I CAN KEEP THE ONES THAT ARE HIP.

I'M GONNA GET FREE OF THE TOOLS THAT FRUSTRATE ME.

HA HA HA!

♪ WELL, YOUR BOW SAW WITH SLOPPY PINS ♪ ♪ WIGGLING ALL AROUND ON BOTH YOUR ENDS ♪ ♪ AND I'M A JOINER WORKING ON A HOME ♪ ♪ AND I DON'T NEED A SAW THAT LIKES TO ROAM ♪ ♪ SO IT AIN'T EVER GONNA WORK OUT ♪ ♪ THAT'S THE WAY THINGS GO ♪ ♪ NO, IT AIN'T NEVER GONNA WORK OUT, BABY, NO ♪ ♪ BABY, NO, NO, BABY, NO ♪ ♪ YOU KNOW AND I KNOW AND EVERYBODY KNOWS ♪ ♪ BABY, NO, NO, BABY, NO ♪ ♪ IT AIN'T EVER GONNA WORK OUT, BABY, NO ♪ ♪ WELL, YOUR PLOW PLANE WITH SHINING RODS ♪ ♪ THAT SLIP AND SLIDE AND KEEP US BOTH AT ODDS ♪ ♪ I NEED A PLOW PLANE THAT I CAN TRUST ♪ ♪ WITH SCREW ARMS AND A BODY THAT WON'T RUST ♪ ♪ AND IT AIN'T EVER GONNA WORK OUT ♪ ♪ THAT'S THE WAY THINGS GO ♪ ♪ NO, IT AIN'T EVER GONNA WORK OUT, BABY, NO ♪ ♪ BABY, NO, NO, BABY, NO ♪ ♪ YOU KNOW AND I KNOW AND EVERYBODY KNOWS ♪ ♪ BABY, NO, NO, BABY, NO ♪ ♪ IT AIN'T EVER GONNA WORK OUT, BABY, NO ♪ [WHISTLING] ♪ WELL, YOU'RE A MALLET ALL TURNED AND ROUND ♪ ♪ GOOD FOR CARVERS BUT I REALLY NEED TO POUND ♪ ♪ I NEED A MALLET WITH A HEAVY HEAD ♪ ♪ I'LL SAVE YOU FOR THE TAPPITY TAP INSTEAD ♪ ♪ AND IT AIN'T EVER GONNA WORK OUT ♪ ♪ THAT'S THE WAY THINGS GO ♪ ♪ NO, IT AIN'T EVER GONNA WORK OUT, BABY, NO ♪ ♪ BABY, NO, NO, BABY, NO ♪ ♪ YOU KNOW AND I KNOW AND EVERYBODY KNOWS ♪ ♪ BABY, NO, NO, BABY, NO ♪ ♪ IT AIN'T EVER GONNA WORK OUT, BABY, NO ♪ ♪ OR MAYBE IT COULD WORK OUT ♪ ♪ I DON'T KNOW, OOOH ♪ I DON'T KNOW WHAT I SHOULD DO.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S AN OLD SAYING ABOUT HOW IT'S THE BAD WORKMAN WHO BLAMES HIS TOOLS, AND I THINK THAT THE SAD FACT IS I'M JUST NOT TAKING CARE OF THEM WELL AT ALL.

I MEAN, LOOK IN HERE, THERE'S LOTS OF TOOLS THAT HAVE BEEN RIDDEN HARD, PUT AWAY WET IF THEY'VE BEEN PUT AWAY AT ALL.

I MEAN, LOOK AT THIS.

IT'S--IT'S ALL A JUMBLE.

I CAN'T FIND THINGS.

EDGES GET BASHED AROUND AND DAMAGED.

OH, LOOK AT THIS PLANE HERE.

WE WERE WORKING WITH GREEN OAK, AND THE TANNIC ACID HAS JUST EATEN IT UP, BUT THIS LOOKS MORE LIKE JUST PLAIN RUST.

AND THERE ARE VERY SIMPLE, GOOD RULES THAT IF ONE WOULD JUST FOLLOW THEM, LIFE WOULD BE SO MUCH EASIER.

NOW, ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS ALWAYS CLEAN UP AFTER YOU'RE DONE AND NEVER PUT ANYTHING DOWN IN A TEMPORARY PLACE BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE IT ENDS UP STAYING.

YOU GOT TO HAVE A PLACE FOR EVERYTHING AND EVERYTHING IN ITS PLACE.

I'VE BEEN LIVING BY THE "ANY PLACE FOR ANYTHING" AND JUST "LOOK UNTIL YOU FIND IT" RULE.

AND--AND LOOK AT THIS PLANE.

THAT'S JUST NOT RIGHT.

♪ WELL, I SHOULD HAVE CLEANED THE PLANE WITH AN OILY RAG ♪ ♪ OR STUCK TO HICKORY ♪ ♪ I WAS WORKING GREEN OAK, WHICH WAS EASY TO CUT ♪ ♪ BUT THAT'S THE BEST THINGS WENT FOR ME ♪ ♪ I LEFT SOME SHAVINGS IN THE MOUTH OF THE PLANE ♪ ♪ AND SOME ON THE BOTTOM, TOO ♪ ♪ SURE DOES HURT YOU WHEN YOU DON'T WORK RIGHT ♪ ♪ OR CLEAN UP WHEN YOU'RE THROUGH ♪ ♪ 'CAUSE ALL I AM ♪ ♪ IS A JACKLEG CARPENTER INSIDE ♪ ♪ ALL I WANT ♪ ♪ IS TO KEEP UP A LITTLE PRIDE ♪ ♪ I DON'T WANT NO SPLINTERS ♪ ♪ STICKING IN MY SIDE ♪ ♪ 'CAUSE I'M A WORKING MAN ♪ ♪ BUT IT SURE IS A BUMPY RIDE ♪ ♪ WELL, I SHOULD HAVE TAKEN TIME AND CLEANED UP THE TOOLS ♪ ♪ AND PUT EVERYTHING RIGHT BACK ♪ ♪ BUT I TOSSED THEM INTO A JUMBLED PILE ♪ ♪ BUT I CUT MYSELF SOME SLACK ♪ ♪ 'CAUSE, YES, IT'S TRUE, I WAS FEELING BLUE ♪ ♪ AND READY TO GET ME A BIG, STRONG BREW ♪ ♪ 'CAUSE I WAS FEELING TIRED BUT COFFEE HAD ME WIRED ♪ ♪ SO WHAT'S A MAN TO DO?

♪ ♪ 'CAUSE ALL I AM ♪ ♪ IS A JACKLEG CARPENTER INSIDE ♪ ♪ ALL I WANT ♪ ♪ IS TO KEEP UP A LITTLE PRIDE ♪ ♪ I DON'T WANT NO SPLINTERS ♪ ♪ STICKING IN MY SIDE ♪ ♪ I'M A WORKING MAN ♪ ♪ BUT IT SURE IS A BUMPY RIDE ♪ [PLAYING HARMONICA] ♪ WELL, I SHOULD HAVE FINISHED WORK AT 8 O'CLOCK ♪ ♪ AND HAD DINNER WITH A GIRL IN TOWN ♪ ♪ WITH TALES ABOUT THE FOOLS WHO BLAME THEIR TOOLS ♪ ♪ AND SAY THAT THE GRAIN TURNED AROUND ♪ ♪ BUT I DON'T MIND IF I LIE LIKE A FIDDLE ♪ ♪ JUST TAKE THE TRUTH, AND SLICE IT DOWN THE MIDDLE ♪ ♪ 'CAUSE IN THE END THERE IS LITTLE I CAN DO ♪ ♪ 'CAUSE ALL I AM ♪ ♪ IS A JACKLEG CARPENTER INSIDE ♪ ♪ ALL I WANT ♪ ♪ IS TO KEEP UP A LITTLE PRIDE ♪ ♪ I DON'T WANT NO SPLINTERS ♪ ♪ NO, NO SPLINTERS STICKING IN MY SIDE ♪ ♪ 'CAUSE I'M A WORKING MAN ♪ ♪ BUT IT SURE IS A BUMPY RIDE ♪ ♪ YES, I'M A WORKING MAN ♪ ♪ BUT IT SURE IS A BUMPY RIDE ♪ IT IS A BUMPY RIDE.

YOU KNOW, THERE IS SOMETHING I CAN DO TO SMOOTH IT ALL OUT.

I'VE BEEN THINKING, NOW, AS I'VE BEEN WORKING.

WHEN IT ALL COMES DOWN TO IT, IT'S THE CUTTING EDGE THAT MATTERS.

SHARPNESS IS A STATE OF ACUITY, OF POLISH, OF THE INCISIVE JUNCTION OF TWO PLANAR SURFACES.

AS SHAKESPEARE SAID, THE DULLNESS OF THE FOOL WAS EVER THE WHETSTONE OF THE WIT, OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

IN ANY CASE, I THINK THE ANSWER IS FOR EVERYTHING HERE TO GET A THOROUGH CLEANING AND SHARPENING, AND THEN I'LL PUT THEM BACK IN THEIR PROPER PLACE.

NOW, IT IS TRUE YOU CAN ONLY RENT SHARPNESS, BECAUSE YOU USE IT UP AS YOU WORK.

I MEAN, IF YOU NEVER WORK, YOUR TOOLS WILL NEVER GET DULL.

BUT IF YOU LET THEM GET DULL BEFORE YOU SHARPEN THEM, THEN YOUR WORK AND THE TOOL SUFFERS.

YOU JUST REALLY HAVE TO WORK AT A HIGHER LEVEL OF SHARPNESS AT ALL TIMES.

YOU CAN THINK ABOUT IT AS HAVING A HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR TOOLS AND JUST HOW MUCH TIME THAT REQUIRES.

HA HA HA!

WHEN A CHISEL-- GOOD GRIEF--WHEN A CHISEL GETS THIS DULL... HA HA HA!

YOU REALLY NEED TO PUT IN SOME TIME TOGETHER.

OH, MY.

♪ YOU REALLY NEED A NEW EDGE, BABY ♪ ♪ 'CAUSE YOU'VE BEEN WORKING LIKE A WEDGE LATELY ♪ ♪ I WANT TO MAKE YOU SO KEEN, BABY ♪ ♪ SO WE CAN CUT SO VERY CLEAN, BABY ♪ ♪ THINGS ARE GETTING PRETTY DULL LATELY ♪ ♪ IT'S ABOUT TO DRIVE ME CRAZY ♪ ♪ SO YOU CAN TELL ME TRULY, ON THE LEVEL ♪ ♪ IS THERE A PROBLEM HAPPENING WITH YOUR BEVEL ♪ ♪ SO BE AN ANGEL WITH A SHINY GOLD HEART ♪ ♪ AND LET ME MAKE IT, BABY, OH, SO SHARP ♪ ♪ COME ON, BABY, WON'T YOU LET ME TRY ♪ ♪ AND DON'T MAKE ME LOSE MY MIND ♪ ♪ 'CAUSE I WANT TO GRIND YOU ♪ ♪ YES, YES, I DO ♪ ♪ AND I WANT TO HOLD YOU ♪ ♪ YES, YES, I DO, YES, I DO ♪ ♪ YOU KNOW YOU'VE GOT A FEATHER EDGE LATELY ♪ ♪ IT'S LIKE A LITTLE METAL LEDGE, BABY ♪ ♪ I WANT TO GET YOU ON STONE, BABY ♪ ♪ UNTIL I GET YOU IN THE ZONE, BABY ♪ ♪ SO, HONEY, DARLING, IF I CAN DELIGHT YOU ♪ ♪ THEN I MUST GO NO-VOCK-YOU-LITE ♪ ♪ YOU ♪ ♪ I'VE GOT AN ARKANSAS I WANT TO SHOW YOU ♪ ♪ A PRETTY WHITE ONE, SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR YOU ♪ ♪ NOW GET UP ON THAT LEATHER STROP, YOU ♪ ♪ JUST WON'T STOP, WON'T STOP ♪ ♪ AND LIKE THAT ANCIENT LINE OF EUCLID MUST DO ♪ ♪ I DON'T SEE NOTHING WHEN I LOOK RIGHT AT YOU ♪ ♪ THEN I SHARPEN IT AND SHOW YOU ♪ ♪ IT'S ALL RIGHT, IT'S ALL RIGHT ♪ ♪ 'CAUSE I WANT TO GRIND YOU ♪ ♪ YES, YES, I DO ♪ ♪ AND I WANT TO HOLD YOU ♪ ♪ YES, YES, I DO ♪ ♪ AND I WANT TO GRIND YOU ♪ ♪ YES, YES, I DO ♪ ♪ AND I WANT TO HOLD YOU ♪ ♪ YES, YES, I DO, YES, I DO ♪ ♪ HOO ♪ ♪ YEAH, YEAH ♪ AW, YEAH.

WELL, I DO WANT TO DO BETTER, BUT I'VE GOT NO ONE TO BLAME BUT MYSELF.

STILL, I KNOW I CAN MAKE IT EASIER ON MYSELF IF I JUST TAKE THINGS A LITTLE SIMPLER.

LIKE THAT PLANE OF MINE GOT LOST SOMEWHERE IN ALL THIS BUZZ AND CONFUSION.

IT MUST HAVE GOTTEN LOST IN THE WHIRLWIND OF MATERIAL ABUNDANCE AND GADGETRY THAT FILLS OUR WORLD WITH DISTRACTIONS.

SO WE WONDER, WHAT WOULD THOREAU DO?

WELL, MAYBE HE'S NOT A GOOD EXAMPLE, BECAUSE HE BORROWED ALL OF HIS TOOLS FROM OTHER PEOPLE AND CLAIMED THAT BORROWING MADE OTHER PEOPLE A PARTNER IN HIS LITTLE CABIN IN THE WOODS, WHERE HE DECIDED TO GO AND LIVE COMPLETELY ALL ALONE.

SO I GUESS THAT'S EMERSON'S SELF-RELIANCE BUT WITH COMPLICATIONS, YOU KNOW.

THEY MAKE YOU--HA!

MAYBE I'M OVERTHINKING IT.

YOU KNOW, I THINK CHEKHOV WAS RIGHT.

WORK.

WORK--IT'S THE ONLY ANSWER.

JUST GET YOURSELF A WOODEN PLANE AND DO YOUR WORK.

♪ I JUST WANT TO HAVE A WOODEN PLANE ♪ ♪ SOMETHING SIMPLE JUST TO SMOOTH THE GRAIN ♪ ♪ NICE STRIKE BUTTON WITH A WELL-FIT WEDGE ♪ ♪ BEECH WOOD BODY AND A REAL SHARP EDGE ♪ ♪ TO PLANE A FEW PLANKS ♪ ♪ WHILE GIVING THANKS ♪ ♪ FOR WHAT WE DO GOOD ♪ ♪ WITH THAT WOODEN PLANE ♪ ♪ WE'LL MAKE THEM SMOOTH ♪ ♪ WITH A WHOLE LOT OF WORKING ♪ ♪ WITH A WHOLE LOT OF WORKING ♪ ♪ WITH THAT WOODEN PLANE ♪ ♪ WE'LL MAKE THEM SMOOTH ♪ ♪ WITH A WHOLE LOT OF WORKING ♪ ♪ WITH A WHOLE LOT OF WORKING ♪ ♪ WITH A WHOLE ♪ ♪ LOT ♪ ♪ OF WORKING ♪ ♪ YEAH ♪ ♪ OOH ♪ ♪ OOH ♪ ♪ OUR BENCH IS COVERED WITH SHAVINGS FINE ♪ ♪ THERE'S SOME IN OAK AND MANY IN PINE ♪ ♪ WE'LL BURNISH THE WOOD TO MAKE IT BETTER ♪ ♪ AND WE'LL WATCH IT SHINE ♪ ♪ WE'LL BURNISH THE WOOD ♪ ♪ TO MAKE IT LOOK BETTER ♪ ♪ WATCH IT SHINE ♪ ♪ WITH THAT WOODEN PLANE ♪ ♪ WE'LL MAKE THEM SMOOTH ♪ ♪ WITH A WHOLE LOT OF WORKING ♪ ♪ WITH A WHOLE LOT OF WORKING ♪ ♪ WITH THAT WOODEN PLANE ♪ ♪ WE'LL MAKE THEM SMOOTH ♪ ♪ WITH A WHOLE LOT OF WORKING ♪ ♪ WITH A WHOLE LOT OF WORKING ♪ ♪ WITH A WHOLE ♪ ♪ LOT ♪ ♪ OF WORKING ♪ ♪ YEAH ♪ ♪ OOH ♪ ♪ 'CAUSE I'M INTO SOME GNARLY GRAIN ♪ ♪ AND I NEED TO SCOOP IT ON A PLANE ♪ ♪ WORK DIAGONAL TO THE THRUST ♪ ♪ AND BACK THE IRON OFF IF I MUST ♪ ♪ THE WINDING STICKS PUT IT TO THE TEST ♪ ♪ THE SIMPLE THINGS ♪ ♪ THEY WORK THE BEST ♪ ♪ WITH THAT WOODEN PLANE ♪ ♪ WE'LL MAKE THEM SMOOTH ♪ ♪ WITH A WHOLE LOT OF WORKING ♪ ♪ WITH A WHOLE LOT OF WORKING ♪ ♪ WITH THAT WOODEN PLANE ♪ ♪ WE'RE LEVELING ♪ ♪ WITH A WHOLE LOT OF WORKING ♪ ♪ WITH A WHOLE LOT OF WORKING ♪ ♪ YEAH ♪ ♪ OOH ♪ ♪ WHOA, YEAH ♪ ♪ OOH ♪ ♪ OH ♪ ♪ I JUST WANT TO HAVE A WOODEN PLANE ♪ ♪ SOMETHING SIMPLE JUST TO SMOOTH THE GRAIN ♪ OH, MY GOSH.

YOU KNOW, THE SIMPLE THINGS DO WORK THE BEST.

AND THEY SOUND SO GOOD, TOO.

YOU KNOW, AN OLD CARPENTER SAID TO ME, "IF IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE MUSIC WHEN YOU'RE WORKING, THEN YOU AIN'T WORKING RIGHT."

AND WE HAVE THESE INSTRUMENTS THAT WE PLAY HERE, AND SOMETIMES I GUESS WE JUST NEED TO TUNE THEM.

[GUITARS BEING TUNED] WELL, I GOT TO SAY, THIS HAS BEEN THE BEST BIRTHDAY EVER.

I HAVE HAD A GROWTH OPPORTUNITY, AND, YOU KNOW, IT HAS ALL BEEN LIKE A DREAM.

IT'S LIKE I DREAMED I HAD THE WONDERFUL ANGELIC VOICES OF THE BAND UNDERHILL ROSE WITH ME, WITH MISS MOLLY ROSE ON GUITAR, MISS SALLEY WILLIAMSON ON THE BASS, AND DAUGHTER ELEANOR UNDERHILL ON THE BANJO.

AND ALL I AM IS... A JACKLEG CARPENTER.

THANKS FOR JOINING ME.

WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME.

SO LONG.

♪ ALL HE IS ♪ ♪ IS A JACKLEG CARPENTER INSIDE ♪ ♪ ALL HE WANTS ♪ ♪ IS TO KEEP A LITTLE PRIDE ♪ ♪ DON'T WANT NO SPLINTERS ♪ ♪ STICKING IN HIS SIDE ♪ ♪ 'CAUSE HE'S A WORKING MAN, BUT IT SURE IS A BUMPY RIDE ♪ LET'S HEAR IT.

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MAJOR FUNDING FOR "THE WOODWRIGHT'S SHOP" IS PROVIDED BY... [CAT MEOWS] [THUNDER] [HORN HONKING] WHEN THE UNEXPECTED HAPPENS, STATE FARM HAS THE TOOLS TO GET YOU TO A BETTER STATE.

PROUD SPONSOR OF "THE WOODWRIGHT'S SHOP."

BE MORE.

PBS.

ROY UNDERHILL IS THE AUTHOR OF "THE WOODWRIGHT'S GUIDE: WORKING WOOD WITH WEDGE AND EDGE," AS WELL AS OTHER BOOKS ON TRADITIONAL WOODWORKING, ALL PUBLISHED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA PRESS AND AVAILABLE AT BOOKSTORES AND LIBRARIES.