The Workshops

Wood · Led once the tools are downEvening one: he cuts the first dovetail while you watch, and hands you the saw handle first.Evening two: you cut the pins; he checks them with a square and pretends not to be competitive.Evening three: glue-up and a small walnut box with your joints in it. Then the saw goes down, and he asks you what happens next.Tobias Lenz Start this job Metal · He leadsEvening one: you watch the whetstone and learn how steel remembers every fire.Evening two: you hold the blade at his angle while he counts the strokes, quietly.Evening three: the handle is fitted, the knife is yours, and he tells you the thing about steel he has never explained to anyone.Hiro Matsuda Start this job Cloth and leather · He leadsEvening one: measurements, slowly, each number written in violet ink.Evening two: he chalks the cloth and cuts it while you hold the shears' other handle.Evening three: the fitting. He will not rush it, and he will not let you look in the mirror until he says.Rafael Montiel Start this job Wood · He leadsEvening one: one pine plank, one plane. He says nothing until you hold it right.Evening two: the plank goes in the steam box and you bend it together over the frame.Evening three: you rivet it to the hull. Then the sauna, where he finally talks, at length.Anselm Korhonen Start this job Metal · He leadsEvening one: apron on, a simple hook, and two terrible jokes before the fire is hot.Evening two: you draw out the poker shaft on his count. One, two, now.Evening three: the twist in the handle. He lets you do it, and goes quiet for a whole minute.Gideon Ashworth Start this job Strings and springs · Either wayEvening one: he listens to your voice, then you carve a maple bridge together.Evening two: you set the soundpost through the f-hole with a tool like a question mark.Evening three: strings on, tuning to your voice, and he plays it first for you.Kwame Adjei Start this job Cloth and leather · Led once the tools are downEvening one: you fold and press the signatures while he asks what you would write inside.Evening two: you sew the spine on his frame, one stitch at a time.Evening three: the cover goes on, the book is blank and yours. He sets the needle down and waits for you to decide.Matteo Bruni Start this job Stone, glass and fire · He leadsEvening one: you hold the string line straight while he talks to the stones.Evening two: you lift and place the hearting stones he hands you, and he tells you if they're happy.Evening three: the cope stones on top. He decides, out loud, whether you were worth the trouble.Declan Mulvaney Start this job Metal · Led once the tools are downEvening one: you hold the far side of a copper bowl and learn the hammer's rhythm.Evening two: you take the hammer while he holds, and he counts time for you.Evening three: the bowl is planished bright, tea is poured into it, and he asks you to lead the way home.Yusuf Karaca Start this job Stone, glass and fire · He leadsEvening one: three unlabelled glasses, and you describe each before he says a word.Evening two: he pours from the cellar's oldest rack and watches your face.Evening three: you choose the bottle for the two of you. He finally tells you what you've been tasting.Ronan Delacroix Start this job Strings and springs · Led once the tools are downEvening one: he opens your pocket watch under the loupe and explains the escapement, nervously.Evening two: you oil the jewels with a pin while he holds his breath.Evening three: the watch runs. He says something astonishingly bold and then needs you to take over.Ezra Feldman Start this job Wood · He leadsEvening one: you stand where the heat is kind while he raises the staves in the hoop.Evening two: the barrel is bent over the fire, and you drive the hoops on his word.Evening three: the char. He lets you hold the torch, and the old story comes up between you.Silas Pruitt Start this job Strings and springs · Either wayEvening one: you choose which of three broken things to mend first, and he follows you.Evening two: hide glue warmed by the window, clamps set gently, cracks closed.Evening three: the old violin plays again. He asks, very quietly, if you would like to mend something else.Arvid Nyberg Start this job Stone, glass and fire · Led once the tools are downEvening one: you count the breaths with him while he turns a gather at the furnace.Evening two: you blow the first bubble yourself, and he shouts like you scored a goal.Evening three: your glass comes out of the annealer whole. Then you tell him to slow down, and he does.Cormac Baird Start this job Wood · Led once the tools are downEvening one: run your thumb along a joint, then choose which part of the cabinet to take over.Evening two: you fit the drawers while he watches and says nothing, which is hard for him.Evening three: you correct something he got wrong, and he is quietly delighted.Bram Hoekstra Start this job Cloth and leather · Either wayEvening one: he measures you for a belt and asks exactly how tight. Say it plain.Evening two: two needles, one hole, pull both: you saddle-stitch the strap together.Evening three: the buckle goes on, and he asks whether you want to lead or follow from here.Wendell Okafor Start this job