Why To Make Things

A collection for Paul Kirwin based on this prompt: “I’m a retired custom woodworker. I find community in the writings of others that have found satisfaction and comfort and value in the crafting of things. I’m not looking for ‘How-To Make Things’ books but more like ‘Why To Make Things’ books”

Alex Dobrenko

Audacious Gardening: On Daring to Care

Wonderground theplanthunter.com.au

The Genius of Japanese Carpentry: Secrets of an Ancient Woodworking Craft

Azby Brown

The Arc of the Practical Creator

Lawrence Yeo moretothat.com

We live in an era where a motivated 12-year-old can learn the basics of timber framing, semiconductor design, or how to bake bread that would rival world-class bakeries. They can master nearly any mechanical system or any number of programming or artistic vocations, even if no mentor lives nearby. The limit is no longer some teacher or institution

Simon Sarris • School Is Not Enough

Blending these two notions, carpentry entails making things that explain how things make their world.

Ian Bogost • Alien Phenomenology, or What It's Like to Be a Thing (Posthumanities)

And perhaps the most important thing to realize is that we not only need to create for each other, but for ourselves as well. Creating something is the perfect way to avoid wasting the precious moments that we have been given. To contribute, to create, to chip in to the world around you and to add your line to the world’s story — that is a life... See more

James Clear • Smart People Should Create Things

The Creative Act: A Way of Being

Rick Rubin • 96 highlights

amazon.com

Cover of The Creative Act: A Way of Being

Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life

Bill Burnett • 11 highlights

amazon.com