I do what I can to avoid the mushy-mushy concepts and questions that are posed by the thinkers in our craft. You know: art vs. craft, sawdust is therapy, what is the saw nib for? But I do have some answers to the practical questions that beginners ask during classes. Q: Why do you sign…
Read moreHere is a quick business-related post here that may help you in your woodworking (or nematode lingerie) business. In any transaction there are only three roles: the seller, the customer and the product. As one of the owners of Lost Art Press, I might occupy any of those roles at different times. And if I…
Read moreAlmost 30 years ago I was making furniture on the back porch that could best be described as in the style of “Dangerously Doweled” or simply “Prolapsed Flatpack.” Then I visited this place. At the time I was a junior editor at a magazine that covered politics and government, and the bosses decided the editors…
Read moreToday Bob Mould is 62. That simple fact brings me great joy. As someone who has tried to remain creative into middle age, I am constantly worried that I will one day wake up and have nothing else to write. Nothing new to build. No areas of the craft or furniture left that I want…
Read moreWhen people watch me work, I mess up more. I work too fast. I skip important operations. I can’t concentrate. All of which should make you wonder why I ever aspired to be a C-list woodworking celebrity. When we bought our shop on Willard Street in 2015, I fell in love with the building’s enormous…
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