by Elia Bizzarri | Feb 12, 2026 | Craft Films, No-Glue joints, Samuel Wing Book Project | 21 Comments
"Your book is next." These welcome words greeted me a few days ago as I opened my email. Megan Fitzpatrick is my editor, Lost Art Press is my publisher, and my book may see the light of day sometime soon. Sure, there's still lots of editing and formatting for Megan to...
by Elia Bizzarri | Oct 27, 2025 | Craft Films, No-Glue joints, Rakes and Hay Forks | 5 Comments
I've been making wooden hay rakes today, which has given me the opportunity to try some new techniques. Here is a short video about making the rake tines using an old method that's new to me. (Is this is my first foray into vlogging?): You can watch the Romanian...
by Elia Bizzarri | Oct 14, 2024 | Craft Films, No-Glue joints, Samuel Wing Book Project | 13 Comments
I have finished writing my book about Samuel Wing. Sure, there's still editing to be done, but that never ends. The Lost Art Press folks will be here in February to photograph the book and we'll go from there. Jeff Lefkowitz just sent me the proofs...
by Elia Bizzarri | Jan 20, 2019 | How-To, No-Glue joints | 0 Comments
I've talked about this "good-no-good" joint a couple times before. Basically you turn it green, dry it for a couple days in a kiln and drive it into a green mortise. I first saw this joint in Jennie Alexander's collection of old busted chair parts on an 18th C. post...
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