{"product_id":"ingrained-the-making-of-a-craftsman-by-callum-robinson","title":"Ingrained: The Making of a Craftsman by Callum Robinson","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA captivating memoir that immerses readers in the life of a Scottish carpenter as he perfects his craft, builds a business, and reflects on what inheritance and shared responsibility really mean\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe eldest son of a master woodworker, Callum Robinson spent his childhood surrounded by wood and trees, absorbing lessons in his father's workshop. In time he became his father's apprentice, helping to create exquisite bespoke objects. But eventually the need to find his own path--to chase ever bigger and more commercial projects and establish a workshop of his own--drew him away. Faced with the end of his business, his team, and everything he had worked so hard to build, he was forced to question what mattered most.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn beautifully wrought prose, Callum tells the story of returning to the workshop and to the wood, to handcrafting furniture for people who will love it and then pass it on to the next generation--an antidote to a culture where everything seems so easily disposable. As he does so, he brings us closer to nature and the physical act of creation--and we begin to understand how he has been shaped, as both a craftsman and a son.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlending memoir and nature writing at its finest,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eIngrained\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis an uplifting meditation on the challenges of working with your hands in our modern age, on community, consumerism, and the beauty of the natural world--one that asks us to see our local trees, and our own wooden objects, in a new and revelatory light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 1 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRaw Materials                          \u003c\/strong\u003e1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 2 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBack to the Drawing Board  \u003c\/strong\u003e69 \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 3 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConnections                          \u003c\/strong\u003e189\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 4 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShaped by Hand                   \u003c\/strong\u003e229 \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEpilogue: Finishing                          \u003c\/strong\u003e293 \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAcknowledgments                          \u003c\/strong\u003e305 \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSources                                            \u003c\/strong\u003e307\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecommended Reading                 \u003c\/strong\u003e309 \u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Passages about walking in a highland forest among the ancient oaks and more recent 'immigrants' like Douglas fir, or comparing the grains of wood for various purposes, reveal [Robinson] to be a master of sensory prose. A woodworker shows he's equally gifted with words.\" - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"A profound and intimate memoir written in stylish prose that grows on you like the smell of freshly sawn timber. Instantly, it deserves a place among woodworking classics like \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Village Carpenter\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Wheelwright's Shop,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eWoodland Crafts in Britain\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\" - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert Penn, author of The Man Who Made Things Out of Trees\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Callum Robinson has a gift for descriptive writing that brings the sensuality of creative woodworking to life. I enjoyed being in his company from the first page of Ingrained to the last.\" - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter Korn, author of Why We Make Things and Why It Matters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"An invitation to reflect on creativity and labor, our relationship to nature, and the things we value most. . . . [Robinson's] writing--natural, never over-polished, accessible, and finely wrought--makes his memoir one to savor. In a world obsessed with speed and convenience and the acquisition of the disposable, it's a true pleasure to read about how one craftsman has worked so patiently, so intentionally, to create objects of beauty that will endure. In writing this book, Robinson has done so again.\" - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNicole Chung, Esquire \"Best Memoirs of 2024\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"A wry, wise and deeply felt memoir.\" - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Readers come to understand that you don't need a crafty bone in your body to appreciate and celebrate the work of a master craftsman, or respect the creative mind at work. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eIngrained\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003emakes an excellent case for doing exactly that, whether working with wood, words or, as so beautifully exemplified here, both.\" - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCallum Robinson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e makes all manner of things from all manner of woods for some of the most influential brands in the world. 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