The American Peasant

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Get Yourself an Archnemesis
At the Lie-Nielsen Open House in 2017, Peter Galbert and I were talking amongst a bunch of woodworkers when the topic of his “archnemesis” came up. “Oh…
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The Only Question Worth Fighting About
Plus, an updated recipe for even softer finishing wax.
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Earlywood: Tools of Freedom or Oppression
Publisher’s note: It’s the weekend, which means it’s time for Earlywood, a free excerpt from one of the thousands of pieces I’ve written since 1996…
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First Draft of the Cover for ‘American Peasant’
We’re now down to short strokes. Lucy flies to Washington, D.C, this weekend, so I’ll spend the entire time mostly naked, in my bathrobe rewriting…
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Glue! Sorted! (I Hope)
After wading through your comments, notes and helpful criticism of my Grocery Store Glue recipe, I spent an afternoon converting the recipe to units…
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Earlywood: What Type of Woodworker Are you – Honestly
Publisher’s note: It’s Saturday morning, which means it’s once again time for Earlywood, a free excerpt from one of the thousands of pieces I’ve written…
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Plans for the Peasant Chair
Below the paywall are plans for the peasant chair I built last week that uses the sandwiching method for drilling the mortises. Because of this method…
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The ‘Hard Reset’ for Handplanes
There are times when I cannot figure out why a handplane is leaving nasty tracks on my boards. The iron isn’t chipped (as least as far as I can see…
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Earlywood: Four Kinds of Furniture
Publisher’s note: Good morning! Welcome to Earlywood, a free excerpt from one of the thousands of pieces I’ve written since 1996. This originally…
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'The American Peasant' So Far
As promised, here is the “The American Peasant” – nearly complete. All that’s missing is the chapter on the peasant chair plus some back matter, such as…
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March 2024

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