For more than two weeks, our blog has been hobbled by problems with our Domain Name Servers (DNS). Basically, the majority of our email subscribers weren’t receiving updates when we posted something new.
Also, our RSS feed took a dump. So even fewer people knew we were posting anything.
If you missed us, here are the highlights:
Backwoods Chairmakers Event June 2 in Berea
We still have tickets available for this magical event on June 2 in Berea. Andy Glenn, the author of the book “Backwoods Chairmakers,” is bringing more than a dozen of the chairmakers featured in his book to Berea for a day of live demonstrations, displays of backwoods chairs and discussions about the craft. Tickets are only $33 for the entire day. This is a not-for-profit event we have put together with Berea Student Craft and Andy.
Chairmakers attending include:
Brian Boggs @brianboggschairmakers
Terry Ratliff
Michael Houston
Drew Langsner
Randy Ogle
Lyle Wheeler
Mike & Kelly Angel
Tom Lynch
Mark Newberry
James Cooper
Patrick Cecil
An event like this has never taken place, and considering the ages of some of the participants, it might never happen again. If you can make it to Berea on June 2, please do. We will be there with books to sell. Tickets here.
2 More Stick Chair Classes at LAP
I am teaching two additional stick chair classes here at our storefront. One in August and one in September. Registration for these classes opens on Wednesday. Details here.
Our DNS problems are not completely resolved (it can take a few days for things to sort themselves out). Thanks for your patience and know we are trying to get everything back to the way it was.
— Christopher Schwarz
What a splendid event! And what a gesture of respect for these individuals who’ve not sought recognition, to receive it unasked. Bought and read the book already. I envy those in attendance. Enjoy!
Why are the blog emails coming as a teaser paragraph with a link
Our blog software is buggy. Some readers are getting the whole post. Others are getting just the intro. We are trying to fix it. Apologies.
I noticed the ‘teaser’ blog emails and was left scratching my head about the RSS, I had seen the emails but assumed most of them had been from the new Substacks (which are excellent). Good luck debugging!
thanks for the work. I’m still just getting the intro
I’m sorry to hear of your digital troubles, may they soon be mere memories.
I’ve been buying some books & downloading the pdfs but I find I don’t read as much as previously.
I can’t even get in my shop, to get started on my own projects.
I’m 69, I hope I can get something done before I die.
Thank you for all you do.
Wishing you the best.
Sincerely,
jon
I don’t know if this makes you feel better or worse, but the RSS feed has been working fine for me the whole time.
Subscribing to comments has stopped working. I get the confirmation email but no subsequent comment emails. It stopped working on John Scalzi’s blog at the same time, though. So maybe that’s a WordPress issue. Sorry if that adds to your headache.