Field notes · 2026

Things worth keeping, carefully observed.

A quiet collection about paper, timber, tools, and the small decisions that help ordinary objects last.

01

On paper grain

Why folding with the grain makes a book open more naturally and age more evenly.

02

Birch, slowly

A short record of colour and texture changes in unfinished birch over one season.

03

Dry storage

Simple spacing, airflow, and light rules for shelves that hold mixed materials.