The newest Low-tech Magazine book collects twenty articles and guides published between 2022 and 2026.

My book on Roman workbenches and early workholding is now a free download for everyone. You don’t have to register, or give up your email, or sign up for

The case for the Bartleby Option

A pleasure to drive, Low-tech Magazine’s handcart demonstrates the advantages of slow, human-powered transportation.

This guide explains how to construct an electric heating device powered by a small solar panel. Thanks to its heat storage, the heat cube retains its warmth for hours after sunset.

This guide explains how to construct an energy-efficient coffee maker powered by a small solar panel.

This guide explains how to construct an energy-efficient cooking appliance powered by a small solar panel. Thanks to its heat storage, the cooker remains ready to use even after sunset.

Before the large-scale use of fossil fuels, removable textile layers kept homes warm in winter and cool in summer.

Every website we visit carries a carbon footprint, but visionary designers have been rethinking how they can be built and optimized for greater sustainability.

With wifi-enabled, voice-activated appliances too clever by half, analog, app-free abodes are suddenly tempting A-list L.A. buyers. Welcome to the new “Dumb House.”

**How to make books more sustainable?** How to make books more sustainable? Inspired by the image compression on its solar-powered website, Low-tech Magazine squeezed the a

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Scholars, designers, planners, activists, and artists share observations on practices of repair, reuse, preservation, maintenance, and care.