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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A blunt, irreverent woodworking newsletter by writer Christopher Schwarz covering folk furniture, chairmaking history, and the realities of running a craft business. Readers get essays on handmade objects, historical woodworking traditions, and candid personal stories about money and craft life.
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.
Tony Wallace, a Canadian woodworker and luthier, documents his process for designing and building a custom electric guitar, from an old 2020 sketch through template making and neck and bridge installation with specific hardware and measurements. He also reflects on what counts as handmade work and his move to the Artisans Cooperative marketplace.
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.
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