Category Archives: Open Wire

LAP Open Wire, Oct. 28, 2023

Chris and I are catching up after a fabulous field trip yesterday to the Berry Center in New Castle, Kentucky (highly recommended if you’re ever in the area and are a fan of Wendell Berry’s work, both literarily and as it relates to equitable and ecological farming). But that doesn’t mean we don’t have time…

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LAP Open Wire, Oct. 21, 2023

Christopher Schwarz and I are back from our respective travels, both with almost-done projects to complete from our classes (work to which we eagerly look forward as a break from staring at our screens). But today, we’re staring at our screens as we eagerly await your Open Wire questions. Type your woodworking queries in the…

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No LAP Open Wire Tomorrow

Megan and I are both traveling out of town to teach this weekend, so there’s no one available to monitor and answer the comments. We asked Wally, and he just yawned. We will be back next weekend – we promise – to answer your woodworking questions. — Christopher Schwarz

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Open (Road) Wire, Oct. 7, 2023

Today, Chris and I are taking turns behind the wheel and at the keyboard (one person per job at a time, of course); we’re headed to Wisconsin to celebrate a dear friend’s birthday. You can help us while away the travel hours with your Open Wire questions. As always, simply post your woodworking questions in…

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LAP Open Wire, Sept. 30, with Matt Bickford

We’re delighted to have Matt Bickford, author of “Mouldings in Practice” (and he’s working on a book on making moulding planes!) on Open Wire today to answer your woodworking questions. (And he knows a lot more about making high-style furniture than do Chris or I – so now’s your chance!) Here’s how it works: Type…

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