Megan Fitzpatrick

1 week ago | neversponsored.substack.com | Megan Fitzpatrick

A couple thousand days ago (early 2018), I spent a week applying a perfect-to-me Real Milk Paint finish on my LAP “Anarchist’s Tool Chest.” It was a lovely and laborious combination of several coats of Peacock topped with another couple of coats of Dragonfly. I loved the flat, almost chalky look of the casein-based paint. The last coat was dry a few days before an open house in our shop, and I was looking forward to showing off my work to a bunch of people.

3 weeks ago | neversponsored.substack.com | Megan Fitzpatrick

Some people (Chris) might be surprised to see me using a broom. But when the broom is as handsome as this Streamliner model, it’s hard to resist. We’ve long been fans of the brooms (and other wares) the students make at Berea Student Craft. We have five or six of the various broom models in the shop, as well as some in our home. Most of them we bought at one of the “seconds sales” Student Craft holds on occasion to sell off less-than-perfect items at reduced prices.

1 month ago | popularwoodworking.com | Megan Fitzpatrick

https://www.popularwoodworking.com/wp-content/uploads/popwood_logos-01.pngPopular Woodworkinghttps://www.popularwoodworking.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/0810-icdt-3-corner-shelf-copy.jpg200px200px This handsome hanging storage unit is a snap to build with screwed butt joints. This simple and casual storage unit offers a choice when it comes to stock selection. I’ve previously discussed an easy way to glue up panels using pocket screws in the Shaker-Inspired Step Stool project.

1 month ago | neversponsored.substack.com | Megan Fitzpatrick

Warning: This post is laden with abject feelings of guilt. I recently inherited a piece of antique furniture from my mother – a jelly cupboard that I can’t remember not having in our home when I was growing up. I don’t know if she bought it before I was born, but it was certainly acquired before my earliest memory. Never Sponsored is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

1 month ago | neversponsored.substack.com | Megan Fitzpatrick |Christopher Schwarz

A fair number of people have asked why we bought another bench instead of simply making one – we do, after all, know how to make one. Or 10. The short answer is: We did the math. Factoring in our time and all materials (including the vises, for which we almost always use Benchcrafted products), we could not build one for less than the price of the Benchcrafted Split-top Roubo.