CHAPTER 10
Making and Sharing Woodworking and Other Old-School Skills
People who work on old-school skills such as woodworking or blacksmithing are normally more than happy to help the next generation learn. For example, Christopher Schwarz (2014), at Lost Art Press, freely allows anyone to use his writings and designs for woodworking classes, presentations, or to make products to sell (e.g., workbenches or chests). As one of the leading authors in the field, he points out: “To be honest, little that I do (or any other woodworking author, for that matter) is original. My work is inspired by old books, new books, old work and new. If my work inspires you to teach others about it, I’m happy. If it makes you want to share it with your club, ditto. ...
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