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Earlywood: The 6 Personalities of Workbench Builders
Part 2
3 hrs ago
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On Rejection of Your Work
Note: This piece is an orphaned bit of writing that’s never found a home.
Oct 6
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Christopher Schwarz
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Sell Your Furniture: Several Paths
Note: I don’t take many requests, but I hope this post helps a few people.
Oct 5
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Christopher Schwarz
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Earlywood: The 6 Personalities of Workbench Builders
Part 1. Part 2 is coming next Saturday.
Oct 4
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Christopher Schwarz
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Meeting Jimmy Possum
One of the most interesting stick chair traditions is the Jimmy Possum chair, a late 19th form from Tasmania that is both technically and historically…
Oct 3
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September 2025
Sustain This
Visit enough museums of modern “anything,” and you’ll find noble but misguided exhibits of how to make products that are more sustainable.
Sep 30
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Out of Time
Now I understand vernacular furniture.
Sep 28
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Christopher Schwarz
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Earlywood: In Which You are an Indiscriminate Sponge
Publisher’s note: Welcome fall, welcome Earlywood, a weekly excerpt from one of the thousands of pieces I’ve written since 1996.
Sep 27
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Christopher Schwarz
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For Sale: Comb-back in Elm, Sycamore & Oak
This seven-stick comb-back is Katherine’s first apprenticeship chair, which we built together while teaching a class last week.
Sep 24
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Christopher Schwarz
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‘The Stick Chair Book: 2nd Revised Edition’ for Free Download
On 1:57 p.m.
Sep 21
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Christopher Schwarz
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Earlywood: Arts & Kraft Inc. Furniture
Publisher’s note: Good morning.
Sep 20
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Christopher Schwarz
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Heading to Australia One Last Time
Next Friday, Lucy and I fly to Australia for a week of relaxation and marsupials.
Sep 17
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Christopher Schwarz
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