A book by Leo Estevez
Fric
tion
the useful drag
of making things
Available now for pre-order. The audiobook is on its way.
A book by Leo Estevez
the useful drag
of making things
Available now for pre-order. The audiobook is on its way.
Everything worth making pushes back. The resistance is the point.
The drag of the material, the draft that won't come right, the hours it takes to make something by hand — and what you learn because it was hard.
Fifteen-plus years of running a studio: the clients, the quotes, the payroll, and the friction that turned out to be keeping things honest.
Making a life alongside the work — a marriage that's also a partnership, a son, two dogs, and the useful resistance of all of it.
The audiobook is on its way. Until then, here are the first four chapters, read by me.
Recorded June 15, 2026. Best with headphones and a long walk.
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