Welsh chairmaker Chris Williams is teaching classes in our storefront this month and has brought over one of his truly remarkable Welsh stick chairs, made from Welsh woods in the old tradition by a 100-percent Welshman. Chris is, quite simply, the best stick chair maker alive. He’s the one we all look up to, and…
Read moreI know some readers are loath to drill a new hole in their workbench (or file the mouth of a handplane, or reshape a saw handle) without a court order. Today I’m putting on my robes and firing up the wooden gavel. Judge Crissy is in session. The advantage of the carver’s vise (on sale…
Read moreYou are stuck with me again for the LAP Open Wire this week. (We have a special guest lined up for next week, however.) So let’s hear your woodworking questions. Here’s how it works: Type your question in the comment field. I will post my answer. It is that simple. Before you ask a question,…
Read moreI’m a big fan of the Taiwanese-made “carver’s vise” sold by many vendors with slightly different paint jobs. The vise is inexpensive and incredibly versatile, especially for chairmaking operations. Most students who take a chair class here seem to end up ordering one after using one of ours. The vise basically replaces a shaving horse….
Read moreKatherie has just posted 30 jars of Soft Wax 2.0 in her store. This batch was made in the nacho cheese machine – we are still struggling to get her lipstick machine back on line. She’ll be done with college in two weeks, and then she will have some more time available to work on…
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