Working Wooden Planes

I sold most of my machines, dragged my workbench into the middle of the floor and I'm going to make things with hand tools instead of making dust.

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.

A humanistic exploration of woodworking, purpose, and trying to make a living from the skills of my two hands.

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Timber framing, carving, and learning from masters.

conversation at the intersection of data journalism and woodworking