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I think that some of the modern rules for making a comfortable chair are inflexible, misinterpret the human body and ignore the needs of people on the shorter half of the bell curve. I wrote up my thoughts for my column for Core77, and you can read it for free here. Most of my ideas…
Soap finish being mixed. The Lost Art Press storefront in Covington, Ky., will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. this Saturday, and we hope you can stop by to say hello. The special (and free) lecture for that day will be about the non-toxic finishes that we use all the time in the…
We delivered a big load of finished lump hammers to the warehouse this week and they are now available for purchase in our online store. The cost is $85 plus shipping. These are machined, assembled and polished here in Kentucky using domestic materials. We also will have a batch of these hammers here at the…
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After six hard months of pure casework, I am back on making chairs every day in the shop. As such, I have a couple tools I’ve been meaning to write about but have put off because of the all-consuming nature of casework. First is the Blue Spruce 4” Sliding Bevel Gauge. I bought one of…
Don Williams, the author of “Virtuoso” and the ringleader of the A.J. Roubo translations, will attend the Lie-Nielsen Hand Tool Event this weekend at Braxton Brewing in Covington, Ky. Don will be signing books and (no doubt) spreading his wisdom on historical finishing techniques. So bring your copies of “Virtuoso” and Roubo translations. If you…
I bought an old Westclox school clock for the shop right before our building’s 2018 Christmas party. Why did I buy a clock for a party? Read this. When I received the old clock I plugged it in. Nothing happened. So I did the natural thing with old mechanisms. I made sure it wasn’t heating…
Oh my. You are looking a little ill. Are you feeling OK? Perhaps you should stay home from work on Friday and rest. Lie-Nielsen Toolworks is putting on one of its Hand Tool Events in our workshop this Friday (10 a.m.-6 p.m.) and Saturday (10 a.m.-5 p.m.). This free event is an outstanding way to…