Category: Open Wire

The Open Wire is now open and ready for your woodworking questions. 

Every Saturday, I post a new blog entry that calls for questions. Write them in the comments section below, and I’ll do my best to answer them.

Before you ask a question, a few requests and comments.

1. So far no one has posted a defamatory, troll-baiting comment. Thank you!
2. If you could limit the number of questions you ask each week to one or two, my fingers will appreciate it.
3. Long, multi-part questions with multiple digressions and links I have to click to understand your question make my brain hurt. Just saying.
4. If your question is your first comment here, it will automatically be flagged for moderation. Your question will appear after I approve it.

So here we go…. Note that comments for this entry will close about 5 p.m. Eastern. 

Comments are closed. See y’all next Saturday.

— Christopher Schwarz

If you have a question about woodworking or our products, this is the place to get it answered – today.

Here’s how. Post your question in the comments section below. If possible, I’ll answer it. Simple.

But (and as Pee Wee Herman says, Everybody’s got a big butt)….

I reserve the right to ignore questions that are troll bait. Also, if you post a comment and it does not immediately appear, it has been flagged for moderation. First-time commenters are always kicked to moderation. Also, posting a lot of links, using hateful language or a lengthy message causes the software to flag it for moderation.

Your comment will appear after I approve it.

In other words, there is no need to keep posting a comment over and over. 

Comments are now closed. See you next Saturday!

— Christopher Schwarz

We have now opened the floor for woodworking questions this morning. 

Every Saturday, I post a new blog entry that calls for your questions. You can write them in the comments section below. I’ll do my best to answer them.

Please read the following before you post a comment.

I reserve the right to ignore questions that are obviously hate mail or cross the lines of decorum. Also, if you post a comment and it does not immediately appear, it likely has been flagged for moderation. First-time commenters are always kicked to moderation. Also, posting a lot of links, using hateful language or excessive length causes the software to flag it for moderation.

So your comment will appear after I approve it.

In other words, there is no need to keep posting a comment over and over. 

So here we go…. Note that comments for this entry will close about 5 p.m. Eastern. 

— Christopher Schwarz

If you have a question about one of our books or tools, or something that has been bugging you about what we do here in the shop, this is the place to get an answer.

Every Saturday, I’ll post a new blog entry that calls for your questions. You can write them in the comments section below. I’ll do my best to answer them.

I do reserve the right to ignore questions that are obvious troll bait or cross the lines of decorum or reason. (One reader asked me for a list of every tool I own with an evaluation of how they had performed, plus links to competing tools he might consider purchasing. With notes on those tools, too. Questions such as this will be answered with: Get bent.)

So here we go…. Note that comments for this entry will close about 5 p.m. Eastern. 

— Christopher Schwarz

Comments are now closed. See you next Saturday for more typing fun. Thanks to everyone who asked a question. And special thanks to those who pitched in to help answer questions I don’t know the answer to.

I haven’t had a public email address for many years, and that has been good for my productivity and sanity. But readers do have legitimate questions about my work, and so they usually try to get to me through Megan or our customer service account.

And so Megan and everyone else has to answer questions or ask me for help answering oddball questions.

I’ve never been happy about this arrangement, either.

So starting this Saturday (tomorrow!), I am going to try an experiment. I’ll post a blog entry in the morning calling for questions. You can post your questions in the comments. I’ll answer them. Then I’ll close the comments about 5 p.m.

Then I’ll do the same thing every Saturday until you run out of questions or I get sick of the process.

You can ask anything. But I reserve the right to ignore questions that are rude, insane or too personal. (No, I’m not wearing Lucy’s underwear….)

— Christopher Schwarz