The 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…
Read moreI have been negligent in posting updates to the “Sharpen This (the Video)” series. Apologies. I am back on the wagon. (Or is it “off the wagon?” Anyway, more videos to come.) The new Chapter 14 shows how I sharpen the wacky cutters for the Lie-Nielsen Nos. 48 and 49 tongue-and-groove planes. And how to…
Read moreWhen Welsh chairmaker John Brown put down roots in Pembrokeshire, Wales, he and his wife, Anne, lived in two railway cars – Fyffes Banana wagons – that had transported fruit around the U.K. up until the 1950s. The railway cars were used as living spaces for many years, until the 1990s when they fell into…
Read moreWhitney Miller, the author of “Henry Boyd’s Freedom Bed” was featured in a solid story this weekend about black craftspeople on the show “Matter of Fact with Soledad O’Brien.” Watch the whole segment here. In addition to Whitney, the story highlights our friend Jerome Bias and discusses his work to try to correct the history…
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