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Meet My Dumb Apprentices

Posted on September 17, 2021 by literaryworkshop

When I began working wood in earnest more than 15 years ago, I was working almost exclusively with hand tools, by choice but also by necessity. Most operations–smoothing boards and joining them together–were fun and even efficient with a fairly … Continue reading →

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Requiem for a Post Oak

Posted on June 5, 2020 by literaryworkshop

One of my favorite things about our little suburban yard has been the 100-year-old post oak tree–a species of white oak that you don’t see much down here on the coast.  It was a beautiful shade tree, sheltering the west … Continue reading →

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