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For Sale: 2 Experimental Irish Chairs
This year I’m building a bunch of experimental chairs that have been lounging in my sketchbook and frontal lobes for too long.
2 hrs ago
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Christopher Schwarz
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This is Not a Schwarz
Below the paywall: A treasury of Irish chairs.
Feb 8
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Christopher Schwarz
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Earlywood: This Piece is Purely Bonkers
Publisher’s note: Happy Saturday, happy Earlywood, an excerpt from the thousands of pieces I’ve worked on since 1996.
Feb 7
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Christopher Schwarz
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Video: Dirt, Soot & Oil
Probably my favorite finish that imparts color.
Feb 6
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Christopher Schwarz
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Throw an -ion Party (Construction, Instruction & Indigestion)
Plus 2 plans for Irish chairs.
Feb 1
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Christopher Schwarz
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January 2026
Earlywood: Why ‘So-and-so’ Doesn’t Write a Book
Publisher’s note: Good morning, and welcome to Earlywood, an excerpt from the thousands of pieces I’ve worked on since 1996.
Jan 31
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Christopher Schwarz
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Women in Dreams & Geometry
This post is totally suitable for work.
Jan 25
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Christopher Schwarz
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Earlywood: Frank Lloyd Wright & Fay Jones
Publisher’s note: Happy Saturday, happy Earlywood, an excerpt from the thousands of pieces I’ve worked on since 1996.
Jan 24
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Christopher Schwarz
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Good Layout, Good Lines, Good Job
Below the paywall: The Stick Chair Traveling Circus.
Jan 18
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Christopher Schwarz
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Earlywood: How We ‘Met’ John Brown
Publisher’s note: Good morning.
Jan 17
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Christopher Schwarz
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It Cannot be Bought or Given to You
I’m not one for giving speeches.
Jan 12
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Christopher Schwarz
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Dutch, Dutch, Goose (I Mean Crow)
Like most woodworkers from the 1900s, I first encountered the Dutch tool chest in Jim Tolpin’s masterpiece “The Toolbox Book” (Taunton, 1995). The chest…
Jan 11
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