In his often charming but oddly coy new book, Callum Robinson ... how to heighten the contrasts in wood grains. The above is described in vivid, rich prose. Robinson is a gifted writer, but ...

‘Ingrained: The Making of a Craftsman’ by Callum Robinson (Dec. 3) Unlike Hutchison, Robinson wasn’t entirely clueless when he first got his hands on a lathe. He grew up sweeping wood ...