Category: Open Wire

Comments are now closed. Happy Holidays!

With family things happening here this weekend, the storefront doors will not be open until around 11:30 a.m., and we will close at 4 p.m. – just in case anyone is planning a visit for a last-minute woodworking gift (and you might instead consider a Lost Art Press gift certificate – no need to venture out!).

We will, however, still be answering your Open Wire questions throughout the day. So leave your question(s) in the comments below, and we’ll do our best to answer. Comments will close at around 5 p.m. Or possibly earlier (so don’t wait until the last minute)!

Also, Chris has a post scheduled for 3 p.m. that includes, among other things, what’s planned for 2024 – so all questions along the lines of, “When is X going to be published” will be referred to said post. And yes, that includes the Dutch tool chest book and Issue 2 of “The Stick Chair Journal.”

– Fitz

Update: Comments are now closed. Chris will check in to answer sometime today, tomorrow or Monday the questions I couldn’t , and you’ll be notified of the response. Thanks for a fun Saturday!

Concurrent with making more Piggly No Wiggly glue and packing Anarchist Square Kits, I’ll be hosting Open Wire this week all by my lonesome – at least that’s the plan. But because Chris just can’t help himself, he’ll probably chime in from time to time, even though he’s supposed to not be working today (he’s visiting with old friends).

So, ask your woodworking question in the comment field, and I will attempt to answer it. And if I can’t answer (i.e. it’s a stick chair head-scratcher), odds are good Chris will be along at some point to do so – though it might not be until Sunday (you’ll be notified if/when an answer is posted).

Comments will close early today, at around 4 p.m. I, too, am hanging out with old friends this evening, and have to scurry home first to wash off any spilled glue and make a dessert.

– Fitz

Here’s how it works: Type your woodworking question in the comment field; we will attempt to answer it. It is that simple.

It’s time for our weekly(ish) Open Wire, hosted this week by me and Chris (mostly Chris…he’s faster at answering and gets up earlier than do I, plus he knows a lot more than do I about what seem to be the favorite topics: chairs and chair-shaped objects – but do ask him about his Pristolnicul/pristolnice).

So here we go…. Comments will close about 5 p.m. Eastern.

Note: Comments are closed for this session. See you next week.

– Fitz

We’ve had have about 100 people at our storefront so far today for our Open Day. So we aren’t physically or mentally able to answer Open Wire questions. Sorry!

We’ll be back next Saturday with Open Wire.

— Christopher Schwarz

I am back from a fruitful trip to the U.K. where I got to see (finally) the Benjamin Seaton Tool Chest at the Guildhall Museum in Rochester. (More on this tomorrow on the blog).

As you can imagine, things are bonkers here this time of year. Megan, John and I have all been pitching in at the Anthe building to fulfill holiday orders. We are happy to do it. Honestly, I kind of missed it (I have always loved manual labor).

But today we are here to answer your questions. If you are wondering about what to finish a dining table with, click here. If you somehow have some other question for us, write it in the comments field below, and we will do our best to answer it.

Note: Comments are now closed.

— Christopher Schwarz