From American Peasant, a new book by Christopher Schwarz:
So then, what does the craft [of woodworking] demand? 1) An understanding of its essential tools, materials and processes; 2) a commitment to repeating them until they are internalized and performed competently; and 3) a level of competence that allows its knowledge and skills to be taught to others.
And no more.
The craft welcomes you. And it begs you to find your place in it. To unearth a little bit of its history, embrace it and share it with others before we are drowned in a sea of plastic and petroleum by-products.
jabel @JohnBrady Yeah, I’m pretty excited about this one. While I appreciate all sorts of woodworking, I think I feel a particular attraction to more rustic, rural styles for biographical reasons.
David Walbert Let me know how you like the book. I have only skimmed through the first part of the PDF (well, and read his Substack the past two years, and practically everything else he's written the past decade) but I expect you're about exactly his intended audience.
jabel @dwalbert I don’t know about the economic wisdom of the move, but the ability to look over the book in pdf is exactly what sold it for me. I might not have ordered it otherwise. And thanks for the substack recommendation!
David Walbert All of the books he's written for Lost Art Press are now available free, I believe, in digital form.