When I purchased our storefront here on Willard Street in Covington in 2015, I was certain of two things: 1) It was the final old building that I was going to bring back to life; 2) It would be the final resting place of Lost Art Press. Until this month, I’ve never given more than…
Read moreEditor’s note: Here’s the backstory for “A Visitor Comes to Covington: A Fairy Tale,” a delightful handmade book that Suzanne sent me in March. I have made a video reading of the book you can watch here. Enough of my yakking. Here’s Suzanne: Back in January, I sent a New Year’s card to Chris and…
Read moreLate last month, a package arrived from our researcher, Suzanne “Saucy Indexer” Ellison. I opened the package, saw it was a handmade book, and immediately set it aside. I was in the middle of teaching a chair class, plus my oldest daughter was about to arrive from Pittsburgh for her birthday. After all the visitors…
Read moreThe Open Wire is now open and ready for your woodworking questions. Every Saturday, I post a new blog entry that calls for questions. Write them in the comments section below, and I’ll do my best to answer them. Before you ask a question, a few requests and comments. So here we go…. Note that…
Read moreIf you have a question about woodworking or our products, this is the place to get it answered – today. Here’s how. Post your question in the comments section below. If possible, I’ll answer it. Simple. But (and as Pee Wee Herman says, Everybody’s got a big butt)…. I reserve the right to ignore questions…
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