HeyJaredThe American Peasant
The unfiltered, PG-13 substack of woodworker and writer Christopher Schwarz. Posts cover folk furniture, running a woodworking business and generally pulling down the pants of craftsmen who have a giant stick up their butts. Two posts a week.
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New: Website, Class List & Registration at Workshop Covington (opens the original)
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A Belated Gift from Nancy Hiller (opens the original)
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This week has been a mess. I arrived home from Wales on Tuesday night and had to get ready to teach a class at Etherfarm in Wisconsin starting this week. So, I haven’t had much time to think, write or wipe myself properly. As a result, this Sunday article is two smaller pieces with lower ambitions.<div
Earlywood: Learn to See With Your Pencil (opens the original)
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Good morning and welcome to Earlywood, a weekly excerpt from one of the thousands of pieces I’ve worked on since 1996. Sometimes, it’s from a magazine article. Or a book. Or (in this case) a blog post from 2021. Many of these entries have been updated with modern context or a new perspective. Enjoy!
Workshop Covington: Who, When & Where (opens the original)
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Why I Always Return to St Fagans (Part 4 of 4) (opens the original)
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