The American Peasant

The American Peasant

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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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Blog•Apr 16, 2026

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The author, a former full‑time woodworker turned entrepreneur, entered the No Coast Furniture Show in Cincinnati, building two black‑cherry Bebb chairs in just two weeks. The show, sponsored by the University of Cincinnati’s DAAP, runs from April 17 to May 3 and features 40 other makers. He priced the chairs below his usual rates to attract buyers and test the market. The experience underscores the pressure and opportunity of live exhibitions for independent furniture makers.

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