The American Peasant Substack
4 Chairs Down, 400 to Build
After teaching in Germany, Chris hopped over to the U.K. where he got to measure and photograph three more of his beloved Lincolnshire chairs (he measured one in New York earlier this year, as you might recall). Yes, there will be spreadsheets.
(Free for everyone)
Make Fresh Milk Paint with Nick Kroll
While in Germany, one of the students, Nick Kroll, handed Chris a hand-bound book he'd written on homemade milk paint. He even milk-painted and waxed the cover. We're going to publish it (oh, that we could use a milk-painted and waxed cover!). As soon as I finish this newsletter, I'm jumping back in on that project, which we hope to have out by the end of the year.
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Earlywood: Running Lights
You have senses other than sight – and often, they are the most valuable in the woodshop.
(Free for everyone)
New East Coast Class: Build a Comb-Back Stick Chair
Registration opens August 1, 2025, for a comb-back stick chair class Chris will be teaching next May 18-22 at Peter Galbert's workshop in Berwick, Maine.
(Free for everyone)
But it's Not What They Want
It can be difficult to listen to your inner voice when all the voices around you are saying something different. But if you don't, it might lead to Hawaiian shirts.
The Anarchist's Apprentice Substack
An Angle on Shelving
In which Kale learns a "trick" for working out angles, and learns to use a trim router (what – you thought it was always all hand tools?).
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Never Sponsored Substack
A Tool from the Dental Aisle & a Tool from Skid Row
AKA glue tricks with Megan and Chris.
(Free for everyone)
