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Making the Ultimate Gardening Sheath for Joe Gardener

Step inside our workshop as Wheeler makes a run of the Ultimate Gardening Sheath for Joe Gardener, and shares the thinking behind the design.

“We don’t design around what’s quick and easy. We design for what’s most functional, durable, and beautiful, so you get a tool sheath that’s a pleasure to use and built to last for many years of gardening.”

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Making A Dovetail Coat Rack For Our Mudroom

Dovetails are kind of forever- if you make them well, they'll be there till the house burns down. In this hand tool woodworking film, Michael cuts dovetails for a coat rack and contemplates what it means to make something meant to outlive us.

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Revisiting The Chairs I Made In Sweden

From The Krenov School to Capellagården, and back to a pair of chairs I made 20 years ago — reupholstering them, and reflecting on a life spent learning to see the smallest details.

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Spring Cleaning the Workshop Garden

A quiet afternoon of spring cleaning at our leather workshop on Waterfall Farm — no talking, just the sounds of tools, water, and steady work.

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Making Maple Syrup in North Carolina

The first boil of the season at Waterfall Farm — no talking- walking up the mountain through the snow to open the sugar house and light a fire under this year’s first run of sap.

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