The American Peasant Substack
A Visit to Wales
Chris shared a four-part look at his recent trip to Wales, including lots of gorgeous pictures of St. Fagans, Tim and Betsan Bowen’s collection, Chris Williams’ work and Pantry Fields, where John Brown lived (the place remains in the family).
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Earlywood: Learn to See with Your Pencil
Tracing images can help you make sense of the many parts of a design, and start to recognize patterns.
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Workshop Covington: Who, When & Where
On Friday, Katherine, Kale and I broke down the wall between the storefront and what will be Workshop Covington, with an assist from Mark and Gabe for the heavy lifting to move the display cases. And we’re now ready to reveal the proprietors and the timeline.
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A Belated Gift from Nancy Hiller
On his last visit to Bloomington to work with Nancy on “Kitchen Think,” Nancy gave Chris some music that he wasn’t ready for. He finally, years later, opened the CD case.
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The Anarchist’s Apprentice Substack
One Shelf at a Time
Kale recently finished a hanging display shelf with eggcrate dividers – here’s how they cut the divider joints.
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Mo’ Board Feet, No Problem!
Dovetailing a large project? Here’s one way to cut tails on the ends of long boards.
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Never Sponsored Substack
Better Hex Bits, Perhaps the Best
These diamond-dusted hex bits are as hard as, well, diamonds, and they grab like the dickens in screw heads.
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