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Repairing and Refinishing a 19th-Century Sideboard – Part 1
When I visit antique shops, I’m always pulling out drawers and looking underneath pieces to see how–and when–the thing was built. Most of the older, handmade pieces are way out of my price range, so I’m just looking appreciatively. But … Continue reading
The Wardrobe
I am, among many things, an opportunist. Two of my daughters, who share a big bedroom with no closet, have been after me to build them a proper wardrobe. I had been putting the project off because it was going … Continue reading
New Home, New Workshop, Same Woodworking
To make a very long story very short, this summer my family and I moved from southern Alabama to southeastern Ohio, where I have started a new job. We had lived in the same house in Alabama for 15 years, … Continue reading
Online Symposium: The Domestic Arts
While the term “domestic arts” might sound like a contradiction in terms these days, there are many young people working to make the home–domesticity–a place of production and beauty, rather than merely a place of vulgar consumption. Hence my friends … Continue reading
The Literary Workshop Blog 