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Update on the Chore Coat –
The employees at Dehen 1920 are sewing up the Lost Art Press chore coats, but they are running a bit behind (we don’t know why, I’m afraid). As a result, the chore coats should ship to customers in early May. As soon as we get additional information and exact shipping dates, we’ll share it with…
Coming in 2022 –
I’m not much of a tease, which is the primary reason I turned down a job with the Chippendales male revue. (Funny how they never show off their finely carved chairs at their shows.) So I’m not going to falsely tantalize you with “all the mind-blowing stuff we have in the works” that “we can…
We Will Not be Open this Saturday –
Because I’ll be at the Lie-Nielsen Open House this weekend, the storefront will not be open this Saturday. Apologies. We will return to our regular opening schedule on Aug. 12 when we will welcome Nancy Hiller, author of “Making Things Work,” for a special evening event that will involve a reading from her book, a…
Build a Welsh Backstool with John Porritt –
The class I’m most excited about this year at our storefront is with furniture maker and finisher John Porritt. During the class, April 6-10, students will build their interpretation of a Welsh backstool using authentic materials and methods. And they will finish their chairs to have an aged appearance, which should be a class in…
Square sash windows – how do they work?
blog Square sash windows – how do they work? Square sash windows – how do they work? blog | 20.12.2023 The art of opening and closing When we think of windows, we usually imagine standard models that open to the side or upwards. However, square sash windows are a completely different story. It is an…
Phase One Almost Broke Us –
Above is a photo I took of our storefront this morning as I got to work. Notice anything different? Me neither. But we have a new roof on 837 Willard St., which took almost 10 months of wrangling and four roofing companies to complete. We removed four ersatz skylights, added a hatch to the roof…