Roy is a multi-talented individual who has excelled as a woodworker, a television anchor, and an author. In 1979, he began anchoring the PBS series “The Woodwright’s Shop.” This series is presently known as the PBS channel’s longest-running woodworking television show. Roy also maintains “The Woodwright’s School,” where he teaches pupils traditional woodworking techniques in a classroom setting. Roy is also a well-known social media personality with a large following of followers who enjoy his novels.
He has written a number of successful books, including:
- The Woodwright’s Shop: A Practical Guide to Traditional Woodcraft, The Woodwright’s Companion: Exploring
- Traditional Woodcraft, and The Woodwright’s Companion: Exploring Traditional Woodcraft
- The Woodwright’s Workbook: More Traditional Woodcraft Explorations, Styles of the Emerging Nation
- (Architectural Treasures of Early America, The Woodwright’s Eclectic Workshop, The Woodwright’s Apprentice:
- Twenty Favorite Projects from The Woodwright’s Shop, and The Woodwright’s Guide: Working Wood with Wedge and Edge
