You may have read a few weeks ago about what happens when Chris gets bored with watching me teach. And what happens a day later when people share “advice” after said experiments. As far as I know, the bugs have not yet eaten what is now Roy Underhill’s Dutch tool chest. (And frankly, I’m a…
Read moreAlmost every time I post a photo of one of my chair seats in progress, I get this question: “Do you use an angle grinder and (insert spinning tooling name here) to rough out your seats?” I answer: “No, I use a scorp.” But I don’t really talk about why. I think this sort of…
Read moreWith the unsettled economy and fears of inflation, consumer spending on stuff such as woodworking tools and books has been flat, and we’ve had one of the shortest holiday selling seasons since we launched Lost Art Press in 2007. At the urging of our social media manager, we hired a freelance “brand consultant” to help…
Read moreAfter years of making and fixing mistakes in my work, I have drilled the following routine into my head. I almost never deviate from it, and it has served me well. If your repairs are less than satisfactory at times, there might be something here you can use. So I made a mistake today and…
Read moreAfter making a test joint with Haribo Gummy Bears, I let it sit overnight then subjected the joint to all sorts of abuse with a nail hammer. The joint held as well as any joint I’ve made. And the red squeeze-out had turned from a jelly to rock hard. So Megan Fitzpatrick agreed to a…
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