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The American Peasant

About the Substack

The %$#@&, unfiltered, PG-13 substack of woodworker and writer Christopher Schwarz. Posts cover folk furniture, running a woodworking business and generally pulling down the pants of craftsmen who have a giant stick up their butts. Two posts a week.

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  • About one-third of my posts are distributed free

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  • Subscriber-only posts. Access to the full archive. You can post comments.
  • Special offers for subscribers, including signed books.
  • The everlasting gratitude of Lost Art Press authors (and me)

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About Christopher Schwarz

Editor and furniture maker at Lost Art Press. Covington, Ky.

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