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.

Monday, April 27, 2026

Understanding progressive education

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 There is an excellent review of progressive education and its history on Wikipedia:   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_education I...
Thursday, April 23, 2026

Oh, what to do?

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When artificial intelligence takes your job away, remember that there's a real life that surrounds you... not a fake or artificial one, ...
Monday, April 20, 2026

Box Sale to celebrate 50 years

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https://dougstowe.etsy.com?coupon=SAVE25FOR50TH In celebration of my 50 years pf woodworking, I've put my work for sale in Etsy availab...
Thursday, April 16, 2026

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I am involved as a participant in a class action lawsuit against Anthropic in which they used the text and photos in 3 of my books for machi...
Monday, April 13, 2026

Modified finger joint.

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Modified finger joint. You'll notice that the back edge of the box is thicker wood which will allow for expanding type barrel type hinge...
Thursday, April 09, 2026

Do art when AI takes your job

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 A program in Ireland can help us to understand what happens when Artificial Intelligence takes our jobs and leaves us little to hope. It pa...
Saturday, March 28, 2026

winter woods

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This box is part of a collection that celebrates the tactile and visual experience of a walk in the woods, as the hands reach out to touch t...
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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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