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About fitz

Woodworker, writer, editor, teacher, ailurophile, Shakespearean. Will write for air-dried walnut.

Racing to a Standstill

Posted on August 27, 2015 by fitz

But for a tenacious few bits of rock lath (or whatever that old drywall-like stuff is called) on the side of the Harry Potter closet and staircase, I have the major tear-out in the hall completed. I courted my own … Continue reading →

Posted in Foyer, Renovation/Restoration | 8 Comments

Try This 1 Easy* Trick to Lose Weight

Posted on August 16, 2015 by fitz

I highly recommend house renovation as a weight-loss regimen. Not only will you work your ass off (literally), you’ll use muscles you forgot you had (you’ll know, because they’ll hurt like hell the next morning), you’ll be too tired to … Continue reading →

Posted in Foyer, Renovation/Restoration | 13 Comments

Open Wide (And That Will Do for Now)

Posted on August 8, 2015 by fitz
Posted in Foyer, Renovation/Restoration | 7 Comments

Sept. 10, 1955

Posted on August 3, 2015 by fitz

I don’t know for sure when my house was cut up into a two family, but I do know it was on or after Sept. 10, 1955. As I removed the last bit of Masonite on the stairwell side of … Continue reading →

Posted in Renovation/Restoration | 13 Comments

Well, at Least it’s an Excuse for 2 New Tools?

Posted on July 25, 2015 by fitz

The one thing I was actually hoping had been done poorly (unlike some of the plumbing and wiring)? Nope. Exploratory surgery reveals the walls that need to come down are properly framed out 14″ on center, and with a superabundance … Continue reading →

Posted in Renovation/Restoration | 18 Comments

I Speak Hayward…Though it’s Difficult

Posted on July 18, 2015 by fitz

I’m so very close to completing the copy edit on the forthcoming Lost Art Press book, “The Woodworker: The Charles Hayward Years.” I then have to traipse over to Kentucky to update the files, then there’s another edit round from … Continue reading →

Posted in Books/Editing/Writing, Lost Art Press, Uncategorized | 16 Comments

Living Gargoyle

Posted on July 14, 2015 by fitz

OK – I’ll admit that I squealed when it flew toward me. But unlike my cats, I did not run away and hide. Oh no – instead, I grabbed a hat (I know the hair thing is probably apocryphal…but), closed … Continue reading →

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Like ‘The Anarchist’s Tool Chest,’ with Sheep

Posted on July 3, 2015 by fitz

I often joke about chucking it all and moving to Montana to herd sheep. I don’t mean it of course; my little experience with said animals is wearing their fleece (I do like a good wool sweater) and eating their … Continue reading →

Posted in Books/Editing/Writing, Uncategorized | 14 Comments

In Search of Illumination

Posted on June 26, 2015 by fitz

I have Pappy Van Winkle tastes but a Four Roses budget. Many of the light fixtures in my house – with the notable exceptions of two lovely contemporary chandeliers made by a local artist – were acquired on what must … Continue reading →

Posted in Renovation/Restoration | 21 Comments

I Need a Man, Or…

Posted on June 21, 2015 by fitz

My muscles and telekinesis skills are equally ineffective. I need to either get married or start building bookcases out of balsa. Or just borrow a husband…again.

Posted in Uncategorized | 17 Comments