Last week, the county inspectors said we could start occupying the first floor and the basement of our new headquarters. And, after we add some more exit signs and emergency lighting, we will be allowed to occupy the second and third floors. On Monday, we will move our fulfillment operations to the first floor of…
Read moreI am happy to announce that we have a new video with the Wood Whisperer Guild that will launch next Friday (Sept. 15). The video “American Welsh Stick Chair” can be purchased with a pre-release discount. The video is $79 until it is released next Friday. (After that date, the video will be $99.) You…
Read moreWe are in the Amana Colonies in Iowa this weekend for the Handworks hand tool show. Friday was an insane day of reuniting with thousands of our closest friends. As a result, we are holding the Lost Art Press Open Wire in Amana – live and in person. Come to the Lost Art Press booth…
Read moreOne of the big pluses of filling orders from Covington occurred today. Mark, one of our fulfillment employees, was at the Anthe building on an errand and saw a box that wasn’t in the right place. It was a sealed box of 20 engraved lump hammers. We’ve been out of these hammers for months and…
Read moreIn 2018, I shared this trick that David Savage used to improve dovetail joints. He called it “Juicy Lucy,” and it involves flooding the exterior of a joint with extra hide glue to swell the fibers and improve the joint cosmetically. We continue to use his trick with dovetails with great success. And at some…
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