Oak and the Holly

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The substack for writer, historian, and physician-in-training, Alex Jennings. Posts cover pre-industrial woodworking, language, history, philosophy, a dash of esoterica and occasionally, even medicine.

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Historical woodworker and writer. Currently investigating crofter-made furniture of the Scottish Highlands while preparing to become a family doctor.

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