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LAP Open Wire, Nov. 16, 2024

If you have a woodworking question, post it in the comments below. Chris and I are holding Open Wire today between now and 5 p.m. Eastern and will do out best to answer everyone (in between finishing a chair and a tool chest – guess who’s doi…

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Now Available: ‘Dutch Tool Chests’

This one has been a long time in coming. On May 31, 2020, I announced here that I was writing a book on Dutch tool chests. Today, November, 8, 2024, “Dutch Tool Chests” is finally in our warehouse and available for order. (Surprise! – the cover is blue.) Inside the book, you’ll find in-depth instruction…

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John Porritt: Details of His Work

by Brian Crawley John Porritt recently gave a stick chair talk in Austerlitz, New York (click here to read about it). With so many of his chairs gathered in one place, I was able to take some quick photos of John’s different approaches to armbows. The joints are all based on those he has seen…

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John Porritt Sermon on Stick Chairs

by Brian Crawley On a bracing day this past Sunday – cold enough to move the event from a large unheated barn in Austerlitz, New York, to a little body-heated church – John Porritt gave a talk on his masterful stick chairs. He brought two Welsh antiques he’d found in nearby Hudson, New York, and…

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LAP Open Wire, Oct 18, 2024

If you have a woodworking question, today is your lucky day. Chris and I are holding Open Wire between now and 5 p.m. Eastern. How do you ask a question? Leave your question in the comments section, and we’ll do our best to answer it. The next Open Wire is on Nov. 16. – Fitz

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