Handmade: Creative Focus in the Age of Distraction
17. March 2025
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“Gary Rogowski leads us gently but surely upon the path to a type of success we may not have previously considered. (Hint: it involves blisters).” –Nick Offerman
In an era when there are countless competing claims on one’s attention, how does one find the internal focus to be creative? For master furniture craftsman Gary Rogowski, the answer is in the act of creative work itself. The discipline of working with one’s hands to create unnecessarily beautiful things shapes the builder into a more complete human being.
In the tradition of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance and Shop Class as Soulcraft, Rogowski’s Handmade is a profound meditation on the eternal value of manual work, creativity, human fallibility, and the stubborn pursuit of quality work. Rogowski tells his life story of how he became a craftsman and how years of persistent work have taught him patience, resilience, tolerance for failure, and a love of pursuing beauty and mastery for its own sake.
Part autobiography, part guide to creativity, and part guide to living, Handmade is a book for craftspeople, artists, and anyone who seeks clarity, purpose, and creativity in their work — and it’s the perfect antidote to a modern world that thinks human labor is obsolete.
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Publisher : Linden Publishing (December 1, 2017)
Language : English
Paperback : 184 pages
ISBN-10 : 1610353145
ISBN-13 : 978-1610353144
Item Weight : 9.6 ounces
Dimensions : 6.25 x 0.5 x 9 inches
Customers say
Customers find the book insightful and thought-provoking. They describe it as a great read with an impressive writing style. The author’s ability to convey deep thoughts in a way that is easy to understand is praised. Many appreciate the craft and art aspect of the book, which is done through imagery during woodworking and hiking. However, some readers feel the book lacks information on woodworking techniques.
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