Field Notes is a growing library of ideas drawn from hands-on work, old-timer craftsmanship, and modern making.
Each entry explores a single concept more deeply — not as a tutorial or instruction set, but as a way of thinking. These notes are meant to be read slowly, revisited, and applied in whatever way makes sense to the reader.
Not everything here will interest everyone.
That’s intentional.
How understanding material behavior shaped traditional craftsmanship — and why it still matters with modern materials today.
Why repair was once assumed, how it influenced design, and what changes when repair is no longer part of the plan.
When fewer parts, clearer function, and restraint lead to better outcomes than complexity.
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Why tools — old or modern — are only as effective as the understanding that guides them.
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How accuracy, repeatability, and modern processes grew from the same desire to do things well — not faster.
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You don’t need to read these in order.
You don’t need to read them all.
Think of this page as a shelf — browse, pause, return later.
Some notes may grow over time.
Others may remain exactly as they are.
The goal isn’t completeness.
It’s clarity.
Field Notes exists to preserve ways of thinking that don’t always fit into modern workflows — but still matter.
The tools will change.
The materials will change.
The principles remain.