Not that I ever really left, but it’s good to be back in the shop making sawdust again. During the Christmas season, I took a little bit of a detour from making psalteries, and worked on a related project. . .

Even though I stopped building psalteries, that didn’t mean I wasn’t involved with them in some capacity: I was busy formatting and publishing a new book on making bowed psalteries.

Adapted from the plans, pictures, and writings from the website, A Psimple Psaltery, this book will make a handy reference for builders to page through and hold in their hands while they work on their project(s).

As far as I know, it’s the first book of its kind, and I’m eager to see if the library of congress will create a new subject category for it when they catalog it.

But even so, it’s still great to be back in the shop and generally making a big mess with wood. All of this sitting and typing in front of a computer has made me antsy!