We have the Lie-Nielsen folks in this weekend for the first Hand Tool Event in at least three years. So we are not able to answer questions online today. If you are in the area, stop by the storefront and a whole host of people will be happy to answer your woodworking questions. Megan and…
Read moreI’m always on the lookout for local materials I can use to build stick chairs. Elm is my favorite wood, but it can be difficult to find for purchase. Last month Shea Alexander of Alexander Bros. gave me a couple boards of honey locust to try out for a chair seat. It looks a lot…
Read moreTypically, I’m not a fan of Print on Demand (POD) publishers who take low-quality scans of books in the public domain and sell them alongside antique books. I have been fooled a couple times and ordered a POD book by accident. But here is one exception. The Forgotten Books website in the UK is a…
Read moreTypically, I’m not a fan of Print on Demand (POD) publishers who take low-quality scans of books in the public domain and sell them alongside antique books. I have been fooled a couple times and ordered a POD book by accident. But here is one exception. The Forgotten Books website in the UK is a…
Read moreWe are thrilled to host Lie-Nielsen Toolworks this weekend for a Hand Tool Event at our storefront at 837 Willard St. in Covington, Ky. (Details here.) If this is your first trip to Covington, or you haven’t been here since the pandemic, there is a lot to chat about. During the last five years, the…
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