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The Wheelwright's Shop

George Sturt

Although first published in 1923, to the reader newly acquainted with its pages,

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The Ezra Klein Show

The guest described the book as a beautiful 1920s work about traditional wheelmaking, noting its detailed guidance on selecting wood and the craftsmanship needed to create lasting wheels.

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So there's a book my grandpa gave me, The Wheelwright Shop. It was written in the 1920s by George Strutt, whose family had been building wooden wheels in England for 200 years. And like the specifics...

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The guest described the book as a beautiful 1920s work about traditional wheelmaking, noting its detailed guidance on selecting wood and the craftsmanship needed to create lasting wheels.

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So there's a book my grandpa gave me, The Wheelwright Shop. It was written in the 1920s by George Strutt, whose family had been building wooden wheels in England for 200 years. And like the specifics of it, it was just beautiful. Like he's like, you know, you had to know that that grove, the elm grove is too rich. It's not good for specific uses to build a wheel that will last and that your name is attached to. And that's useful to your community. You have to know how the SAP is running that year. You have to know when to quarter and when split.

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