Spencer Wright

Spencer Wright is the (mostly accidental) founder of Scope of Work, which he started writing (as The Prepared) in 2013. Today he serves as its editor-in-chief and chief dilettante.

On Latex

The geography and logistics of pre-industrial rubber production.

A Supply Chain in the Jungle

How did Foxconn arrive at the inaccessible heart of the Amazon rainforest?

2023-Q1 Report

A converted Quonset hut home in Trona, California.

Notes, 2023-04-17

Over the first five years of its existence, this newsletter averaged around six hundred and fifty words per issue, a length that the internet tells

A residential construction job site with exposed studs in the walls and ceilings, and glass sliding doors open to a crane.

Notes, 2023-04-03

Spencer Wright on jobsites, workshops, and mechanical wisdom.

Notes, 2023-03-06

Spencer Wright on failure, practice, and the bicycle industry.