# stool (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover stool. Page: Feed: --- ## [The Notice Board: Week 8](https://kostiantyndmytriiev.substack.com/p/the-notice-board-week-8) _2026-08-20 · Kostia Dmytriiev · Kostia Dmytriiev_ Back from four days away with a great many comments to get through. Pull up a stool. ## [Essay VI: The Return to the Beginning](https://kostiantyndmytriiev.substack.com/p/the-return-to-the-beginning) _2026-08-18 · Kostia Dmytriiev · Kostia Dmytriiev_ On sacral regression, the recruitment of myth, and why collapsing authority reaches for the sacred ## [Four seasons: Winter](https://kostiantyndmytriiev.substack.com/p/four-seasons-winter) _2026-08-15 · Kostia Dmytriiev · Kostia Dmytriiev_ A pity there was no real music — quiet, refined, elegant. Musicians do not live so high up; they need warmth. Although perhaps I, too, am a bit of a musician — I also love warmth. ## [The Notice Board: Week 7](https://kostiantyndmytriiev.substack.com/p/the-notice-board-week-7) _2026-08-13 · Kostia Dmytriiev · Kostia Dmytriiev_ Six months since the first post went up. Pull up a stool, this one is a long sit. ## [Nirbhag](https://kostiantyndmytriiev.substack.com/p/nirbhag) _2026-08-11 · Kostia Dmytriiev · Kostia Dmytriiev_ Unfortunate ## [The Chalice bearer](https://kostiantyndmytriiev.substack.com/p/the-chalice-bearer) _2026-08-08 · Kostia Dmytriiev · Kostia Dmytriiev_ The holiest place in Christendom felt like an argument. ## [The Notice Board: Week 6](https://kostiantyndmytriiev.substack.com/p/the-notice-board-week-6) _2026-08-06 · Kostia Dmytriiev · Kostia Dmytriiev_ Nine hundred stools in this room now. Somehow they all fit. Pull one up. ## [Essay III: The First Novel That Told the Truth](https://kostiantyndmytriiev.substack.com/p/the-first-novel-that-told-the-truth) _2026-08-04 · Kostia Dmytriiev · Kostia Dmytriiev_ Panteleimon Kulish and the Black Council ## [Project Horynych: About & Sign-up](https://kostiantyndmytriiev.substack.com/p/project-horynych-about-and-sign-up) _2026-08-03 · Kostia Dmytriiev · Kostia Dmytriiev_ Three illustrators. Nine writers. One month. Nobody sees the whole thing until it’s done. ## [The Mother With Two Burials](https://kostiantyndmytriiev.substack.com/p/the-mother-with-two-burials) _2026-08-01 · Kostia Dmytriiev · Kostia Dmytriiev_ Mississippi River, 1832 — the first story through the door of Forgotten Kin ## [Snapshot Showdown on Google Play (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/wIsDxOcSPeUH) _2026-08-01 · **Sponsored**_ Available on Google Play for Android devices. ## [The Notice Board: Week 5](https://kostiantyndmytriiev.substack.com/p/the-notice-board-week-5) _2026-07-30 · Kostia Dmytriiev · Kostia Dmytriiev_ Busiest week this room has had. Pull up a stool, there is a lot on the board. ## [Repairing and Refinishing a 19th-Century Sideboard – Part 2](https://literaryworkshop.wordpress.com/2026/06/20/repairing-and-refinishing-a-19th-century-sideboard-part-2/) _2026-06-20 · Steve S. · The Literary Workshop Blog_ In my last post, I showed how I removed the old finish from this 19th-century sideboard. Most any antique furniture I can afford to buy is going to need some repair, and that was certainly true of this piece. No Continue reading ## [Repairing and Refinishing a 19th-Century Sideboard – Part 1](https://literaryworkshop.wordpress.com/2026/06/13/repairing-and-refinishing-a-19th-century-sideboard-part-1/) _2026-06-13 · Steve S. · The Literary Workshop Blog_ When I visit antique shops, I m always pulling out drawers and looking underneath pieces to see how and when the thing was built. Most of the older, handmade pieces are way out of my price range, so I m just looking appreciatively. But Continue reading ## [What Wood Finishes are Food-Safe?](https://literaryworkshop.wordpress.com/2026/01/31/what-wood-finishes-are-food-safe/) _2026-01-31 · Steve S. · The Literary Workshop Blog_ Although I don t make a lot of spoons these days, I still haunt the spoon-making discussion groups on social media, and this is one of the most common questions I hear. How can you be sure that the wood finish Continue reading ## [Fix Flaws in Wooden Spoons with This Simple Inlay/Infill Technique](https://literaryworkshop.wordpress.com/2026/01/05/fix-flaws-in-wooden-spoons-with-this-simple-inlay-infill-technique/) _2026-01-05 · Steve S. · The Literary Workshop Blog_ Author Note: I drafted this post several years ago but am just now getting around to publishing it. Although I don t make a lot of spoons anymore, I still want to share this handy technique that I ve used over the Continue reading ## [Make Your Own Ribbon Bookmark](https://literaryworkshop.wordpress.com/2025/12/15/make-your-own-ribbon-bookmark/) _2025-12-15 · Steve S. · The Literary Workshop Blog_ Who doesn t love a nice ribbon bookmark? Older bibliophiles will remember when many fine hardcover editions of literary classics came with a ribbon bookmark. I always loved them, though I m afraid they aren t as common as they used to be. Continue reading ## [On Safety: No Risk, No Learning](https://literaryworkshop.wordpress.com/2025/11/29/on-safety-no-risk-no-learning/) _2025-11-29 · Steve S. · The Literary Workshop Blog_ One of our family s favorite children s books is called Very Worried Walrus. It was part of the Sweet Pickles books published in the late 1970s. Each book featured an animal character (such as Moody Moose or Responsible Rabbit) whose all-too-human Continue reading ## [Making a Joint Stool from Trees, Part 3: The Seat and the Finish](https://literaryworkshop.wordpress.com/2025/09/05/making-a-joint-stool-from-trees-part-3-the-seat-and-the-finish/) _2025-09-05 · Steve S. · The Literary Workshop Blog_ In my last two posts, I showed how I made the oak framework for my new joint stool, which I m making with expert guidance from the book Make a Joint Stool from a Tree by Jennie Alexander and Peter Follansbee. Continue reading ## [Making a Joint Stool from Trees, Part 2: No-Lathe Legs](https://literaryworkshop.wordpress.com/2025/08/29/making-a-joint-stool-from-trees-part-2-no-lathe-legs/) _2025-08-29 · Steve S. · The Literary Workshop Blog_ In my last post, I showed how I did the layout and joinery for my new joint stool, which is a 17th-century design that I have wanted to try out for years. I built the piece from wood taken from Continue reading ## [Making a Joint Stool from Trees, Part 1: Layout and Joinery](https://literaryworkshop.wordpress.com/2025/08/22/making-a-joint-stool-from-trees-part-1-layout-and-joinery/) _2025-08-22 · Steve S. · The Literary Workshop Blog_ Ever since I got this book, I have wanted to make a joint stool from a tree. The grainy picture alone should give you an idea of how long ago that was. The book is Make a Joint Stool from Continue reading ## [Sync Bookmarks Everywhere (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/fBXLqMvHEsUU) _2025-08-22 · **Sponsored**_ Two-way sync keeps folders and toolbar intact across Chrome, Firefox, and Safari. ## [Building Peter Follansbee’s Book Stand (in Exotics)](https://literaryworkshop.wordpress.com/2025/08/08/building-peter-follansbees-book-stand-in-exotics/) _2025-08-08 · Steve S. · The Literary Workshop Blog_ Last Christmas I was given a few pieces of exotic wood, which have been sitting in my shop since then, waiting for me to make a special little project with them. After doing a lot of work with pine this Continue reading