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Building a Dining Table, Part Three: Assembly and Inlay

Posted on August 7, 2016 by literaryworkshop

Each stage of building this table has had its unique challenges.  First it was cutting usable lumber out of some pretty seriously damaged boards.  Then it was surfacing everything by hand.  Now, after the final glue-up, I was faced with … Continue reading →

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Working with Wood, Working with Words

Posted on August 19, 2013 by literaryworkshop

My longest, most complicated project is now finished. Six years ago, I began working on a writing project that would become first my doctoral dissertation and finally a book published by a university press. The box of complementary copies from … Continue reading →

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