
Stripping old paint from a drawer front
A sanding block, a scraper and the dust that tells you when you are done.

November 3, 2026 · 9 min
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A short letter every other Saturday from the carport: one piece, one trick and one thing to try.
“The one email I open the day it lands.”

A sanding block, a scraper and the dust that tells you when you are done.

What I look for in a chair, what I walk past and how I carry it home.