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A Chair Still Takes 16 Hours
During the last seven years, the time that it takes me to build a stick chair (from lumber to finished-finished) has declined to about 16 hours. And my…
Mar 25
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You Have to Get Out
I want nothing more than to spend all my days at my bench, but I also know that it can be a funnel to mediocrity and bitterness. When I am on the road…
Mar 24
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Earlywood: On Furniture Design & Cooking
Publisher’s note: It’s once again time for Earlywood, a free excerpt from one of the thousands of pieces I’ve written since 1996. Sometimes it…
Mar 23
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2 New Substacks Start Next Week
During the last 18 months, “The American Peasant” substack has become an important outlet for me as a woodworker and a writer. Your comments have…
Mar 22
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From the Teachers’ Lounge
There’s some feedback that I am unable to give to students – simply because I don’t want to look like an assh--… uh… let’s just say I don’t want to look…
Mar 17
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Earlywood: Cut the Cord
Earlywood: Cut the Cord Publisher’s note: Happy Saturday, a day when many dream about quitting their corporate job. In this week’s Earlywood, a free…
Mar 16
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8 Ways Not to Design
A lot of books and classes teach you how to design furniture. Few teach you how not to design furniture. In many ways, I think these points (my points…
Mar 10
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Earlywood: On Locks
Publisher’s note: It’s Earlywood time! This free excerpt from one of the thousands of pieces I’ve written since 1996 originally appeared in a blog post…
Mar 9
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Ask Me in 10 Years
After almost 20 years of teaching woodworking, I am grateful that no one has asked me the following question at the end of a class: “So, how did I do…
Mar 9
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The Old Urbanism
Note: I wrote this entry and stashed it for a bit to think it over. I trash about 40 percent of what I write, mostly because it doesn’t sing or it seems…
Mar 3
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Download 6 Chapters of 'The American Peasant'
Things move quickly now. Once I settle on a design for a book, the missing pieces fall into place. Chapters are designed. Editing begins. My nether…
Mar 3
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Earlywood: The Beard is Not Enough
Publisher’s note: It’s once again time for Earlywood, a free excerpt from one of the thousands of pieces I’ve written since 1996. Sometimes, it…
Mar 2
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