A shepherd’s coffer I just finished. UPDATE: Comments are now closed. Thanks everyone! – Fitz Hey everybody, I am in Pittsburgh today for my daughter’s graduation ceremony. So today’s Open Wire is hosted by Megan Fitzpatrick. She is standing by today to answer your woodworking questions. Write your question in the comments section below, and …
LAP Open Wire, April 29, 2023, with Megan! – Read More »
When you design a piece of furniture to build, there are three well-worn paths (some might call them ruts) to follow. The first path is to design a piece in a wholly original style. This actually happens about once or twice a century, and its rarity is why we don’t have furniture styles such as …
We are quite pleased to have joiner Peter Follansbee as the host of today’s Open Wire. Peter’s specialty is 17th-century woodworking, though lately he has returned to chairmaking as well. If you love this kind of stuff, I recommend you subscribe to his brand new substack, which is named Follansbee’s Substack. Today Peter has given …
LAP Open Wire with Peter Follansbee, June 24, 2023 – Read More »
Years ago I had a set of Barr Tools bench chisels that I loved but were a little frustrating. I loved them because the steel was amazing – as good or better than any Japanese chisel I had encountered. But they were frustrating because the chisels were heavy. Chopping with them all day wore me …
2020 Anarchist’s Gift Guide Day 11: Barr 2” Bench Chisel – Read More »
After 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 …
Bean and Wally are THRILLED about the upcoming gift guide. We will kick off the Anarchist Gift Guide on Thursday, Oct. 21 (tomorrow!). That’s a little earlier than usual, but the world is off its axis, and we want to give you plenty of time to get your gifts sorted for the holidays. Plus, this …
The Anarchist’s Gift Guide (and Other News) – Read More »
If you aren’t tired of reading my drivel yet, you might want to check out my second woodworking blog, “The American Peasant,” on Substack. The new blog is about your typical woodworking stuff: tool reviews, carving Hungarian shepherd’s furniture with a tool you’ve never seen, admitting to drug crimes, fun projects. Plus zuegmas and neologisms! …
One of Hemmo Honkonen’s Audible Cabinets, from his website that features videos of the cabinets. Core77 recently featured furniture designer’s Hemmo Honkonen’s series of audible cabinets. Honkonen writes on his website, “The cabinets are a study in mechanically produced sound, movement and interaction. Each cabinet has its own sound that is triggered by opening and …
The following articles on lapped and double-lapped dovetails (aka “half-blind” and “blind” dovetails) are excerpted from Volume 3 of “The Woodworker: The Charles H. Hayward Years.” The third book in our “The Woodworker: The Charles H. Hayward Years” series covers all types of woodwork joints, including how to design them, cut them and fix them …
‘Lapped’ & ‘Double-lapped’ Dovetail Joints – Read More »
A wall cabinet I finished up this week for “The American Peasant.” It’s time for the LAP Open Wire, where we endeavor to answer your questions about woodworking – plus our tools, books and apparel. Here’s how it works: Type your question in the comment field. I will do my best to answer it. It …