TRAIL

Building the Archive

A trail through preservation, publishing, tools, and the work of building a durable personal archive.

5 entries 2021 – 2025

2021

A chronological shelf of books Drew owns, has read, and hopes to read.

Why Drew set up RSS-Bridge for himself, and how it helps reconnect the web by generating feeds for sites that refuse to provide them.

A note on self-hosting Calibre and Calibre-Web to make Drew's digital library browsable and available across devices.

A look at the Shopsmith as a multi-purpose workshop tool and what makes it appealing for a home shop.

2025

A video on book durability, cultural preservation, and why older texts have often outlasted modern publishing standards.

This trail is still being written.