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About fitz

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

Hallway Built-in Begins

Posted on November 1, 2018 by fitz

After risking decapitation on the drive home from the lumberyard, I had to put my wee built-in project on hold for about two weeks. That gave me plenty of time to remove the splinters from my neck. But this week, … Continue reading →

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Put the Nail(s) in the Coffin

Posted on October 22, 2018 by fitz

I am dead tired…from building coffins (so at least I’m prepared). This weekend, I had six students in a coffin-making class at Lost Art Press. The project itself was a Halloween conceit; really, it was a class in sawing. Lots … Continue reading →

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Grave Undertaking

Posted on October 18, 2018 by fitz

This weekend, I’m teaching a coffin-making class – and those who choose to will re-purpose their pine boxes as bookcases until they’re needed for their intended purpose. (Mine is going on my front porch until Nov. 1; then I’ll add … Continue reading →

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A Place to Put my Stuff

Posted on October 10, 2018 by fitz

After finally “finishing” the worst drywall patching in the history of drywall patching, I’m ready to start on the built-in closet that will cover up my shoddy patch job and make use of this dead-end hallway on the backside of … Continue reading →

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Jan.-June 2019 Classes at Lost Art Press

Posted on October 9, 2018 by fitz

Just in case there’s anyone who follows me who doesn’t also follow the Lost Art Press blog (which seems unlikely…).

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Reader, I Did It

Posted on October 5, 2018 by fitz

I’m headed back to Building Value on Monday morning to take apart then transport these columns and knee walls to my foyer…where they will no doubt sit for a little while before I get around to installing them. I decided … Continue reading →

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Reader, Should I?

Posted on October 5, 2018 by fitz

If you’ve been reading this blog for any length of time, you know I live in a circa 1906 house that I’ve been restoring from a 1950s two-family conversion back to a one family (which in my case consists of … Continue reading →

Posted in Foyer, Renovation/Restoration, Uncategorized | 31 Comments

2019 Woodworking Classes

Posted on September 27, 2018 by fitz

On October 8, we’ll be releasing the list of January through June 2019 woodworking classes at Lost Art Press, for which registration will be live at 10 a.m. EDT on October 12. But I’m waiting on a few class descriptions … Continue reading →

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Video: Peter Follansbee Riving Oak Boards

Posted on September 5, 2018 by fitz

In the midst of cleaning out my virtual files, I came across the video below of Peter Follansbee showing how to rive boards out of oak . It’s 114.7 MB for which I don’t have room on my computer, so … Continue reading →

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Draw a Scotia, Ogee, Cima-recta & Cima-reversa

Posted on September 3, 2018 by fitz

A scotia is a concave moulding receding at the top, and pro­jecting at the bottom, which in this respect is contrary both to the ovolo and cavetto; it is also to be observed, that its profile consists of two quadrants … Continue reading →

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