Louis Elton's Nation of Artisans is a newsletter on 'artisanal intelligence', mixing long essays on craft and technology with updates on the Cræft Prize and related events. Recent issues cover the architecture of the K2 telephone box as a model for taming disruptive technology, and the growth of the prize funding.
Website: https://nationofartisans.substack.com
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.
A London-based writer's newsletter on Japanese craft, design and culture, told through first-hand visits to workshops, foundries and artist-built spaces. Each issue combines personal travel notes with background on makers, materials and the business of craft.
Independent, self-funded reviews of woodworking tools and workshop gear by two veteran furniture makers. Each issue gives hands-on, opinionated assessments with practical detail on use, cost and who should buy the product.
A woodworker and box maker shares practical, step-by-step guidance on sharpening and burnishing hand-tool scrapers, drawing on decades of experience. Issues also include personal anecdotes, such as spotting one of his boxes on television.
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