A Swedish hobbyist woodworker shares personal build logs covering a walnut and alder wall shelf, a silver birch bedside table made with wood from a family sawmill, and a jig built without a plan. The writing is candid about mistakes, fatigue and tool frustrations, offering practical lessons from real projects.
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A woodworker and author writes personal essays and historical pieces on folk furniture, vernacular chairs, craft, and running a woodworking business, plus a weekly archive excerpt called Earlywood. Posts mix memoir, research into ethnographic and design history, and irreverent commentary on craft culture.
Two furniture makers test woodworking tools and apparel at full price, giving honest, sometimes harsh reviews of hand tools, pencils, and work clothing. Readers get practical buying advice for woodworkers and tradespeople.
Jeff Waldman's personal newsletter covers his design and building projects, hands-on tinkering, and blind taste tests, linking them to personal and community growth. Issues mix anecdotes about woodworking, models of San Francisco landmarks, and reflections on appreciation and craft.
A personal newsletter from a journalist and carpentry apprentice about Japanese woodworking tools, tuning planes, and East Asian woodcraft practice. Recent issues cover building carbon fiber miter jigs, reader questions on Japanese hand planes, and the author's return home after training in Japan.
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