Wisdom of the Hands

This blog is dedicated to sharing the concept that our hands are essential to learning- that we engage the world and its wonders, sensing and creating primarily through the agency of our hands. We abandon our children to education in boredom and intellectual escapism by failing to engage their hands in learning and making.

Sunday, March 01, 2026

As is often the case.

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As is often the case, I've been making parts for about 30 inlaid boxes. The woods are walnut and basswood. The fronts and backs are teno...
Saturday, February 28, 2026

Woodworking with kids.

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I am attempting to share a few woodworking projects that may be helpful to you as well. https://mailchi.mp/2ccdf2238339/touching-base?e=7aba...
Sunday, February 22, 2026

Verbundenheit

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"Connectivity" –– what we learn in one subject area should connect us with what we learned in others. Freidrich Froebel used the...
Wednesday, February 18, 2026

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  I am working on a series of white oak boxes with faceted top panels and legs. They are nearly ready for lift tabs and hinges. The rubber b...
Friday, February 13, 2026

Lift yourself through the arts.

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  Architect Will Price address to the Eastern Manual Education Association, 1904: "Man at first was a naked, cold, hungry animal in a c...
Sunday, February 08, 2026

In action and service.

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In action and service the hands disappear as we engage in skilled manipulation of material. The man at the lathe skillfully shaping wood tak...
Friday, February 06, 2026

Slow making

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What if our new metaphor for time was craftsmanship, hours spent in caring and practiced skill? We’ve heard of the slow food movement. The i...
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Doug Stowe
I have been a self-employed woodworker in Eureka Springs, Arkansas since 1976. I live with my wife Jean on a wooded hillside overlooking our beautiful historic community. In addition to work in my wood shop,I'm retired from teaching at the Clear Spring School in a program called "The Wisdom of the Hands." That experience is summarized in my book, "The Guide to Woodworking with Kids". My book "Wisdom of our Hands: Crafting, A Life" is my attempt to explain the importance of hands on learning. I also write for Fine Woodworking, Popular Woodworking and other woodworking magazines. My new book, Designing Boxes was released in October 2024. My resume can be downloaded at www.dougstowe.com/resume.doc
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