This has been a wild week, and we should be sitting by the pool with some margaritas. But instead, we are here for the Lost Art Press Open Wire. If you’ve got questions about woodworking, our books, tools or grub ephemera, we are your answer team. This week’s open wire is hosted by me and…
Read moreOne of the biggest hurdles chairmaking students face when making their stretchers and sticks is drilling the tenon on the end of the stick. I use the Veritas Power Tenon cutters for this. And we do it freehand with the cutter in a drill. So some skill and practice is required. (Yes, I know I…
Read moreWhen I bought a set of Lie-Nielsen chisels in the early 2000s, I had to sell my set of Barr Cabinet Maker’s Chisels. Our kids were young (Katherine was just 3), and Lucy and I struggled to pay the $1,200 monthly daycare bill for two kids. I couldn’t justify owning two nice sets of chisels…
Read moreThis is – I hope – the last time I’ll post this. Today our warehouse fulfillment crew (Mark and Gabe) stumbled across a box of the first edition of “The Stick Chair Book.” After digging around, they found three more that were not in inventory. So we are selling them for $24 – that’s more…
Read moreKatherine just posted a big load of Soft Wax 2.0 today in her etsy store. And Bean is clearly happy about it? It’s hot, but Katherine knows how to ship the wax in the summer. The lids have an internal seal, and she cinches them down extra tight during the warm months. Then she wraps…
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