Articles: wood

Becoming a Maker: A Material Connection

In our present age of computer-assisted design, mass production and machine precision, the traditional skills of the maker or craftsperson are hard to find. Yet the desire…

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Lessons From An Unusual Christmas Tree Farm: Resourcefulness and Craft

Emmet Van Driesche and his wife, Cecilia, operate the Pieropan Christmas Tree Farm in Western Massachusetts. When he’s not working on the tree farm or editing scientific…

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