illustration by Elan Clement Robinson The illustration we used for the diestamp for “The Handcrafted Life of Dick Proenneke” is fitting in myriad ways, the most important being it was created by Elan Robinson. In 2000, Elan, who was 11 years old at the time, traveled with Monroe to Dick’s cabin. “I knew I was …
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Despite the photo above, you do not need two benches in your workshop. I have two benches for the following reasons: 1. The cherry workbench belongs to Katy, my 11-year-old. 2. I have to take lots of photos and video during a typical day, and being able to shoot from both sides of the bench …
Of all the men who feel the attraction of woodwork, who vaguely feel the urge to make things with their hands, there is a very large number who never let it get any further than that, or who, having started, give it up as soon as the first real difficulties make their appearance. They say …
This week I had an unusual visitor in the office. Auctioneer Toot Ewalt loaned me the rare 18th-century dovetail saw that he brought to the Woodworking in America conference earlier this month. I had the saw sitting on my desk for 10 days along with all the other dovetail saws we own. (If you haven’t …
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This is our first and only sale for 2009. Between now and Saturday, Dec. 5, we will offer free shipping on all items on the Lost Art Press web site. This means free shipping on everything, from “The Joiner and Cabinet Maker” to our new (and quite nice) hats. No hidden charges, minimum purchases or …
You can now purchase our poster of the H.O. Studley tool cabinet for $20. That price includes shipping anywhere in the United States and Canada. Our poster features an image of the cabinet taken by Narayan Nayar, the photographer for the book “Virtuoso: The Tool Cabinet and Workbench of H.O. Studley.” The 13” x 19” …
‘La Sagrada Familia Trabajando’ 18th c. Anon. Iglesia de Huanoquita, Cuzco. Photo: PESSCA. Share this: Print Email Facebook Tumblr Pinterest Twitter Like this: Like Loading…
“Make a Joint Stool from a Tree” has been out a while now, so once you’ve digested your copy, go get at some oak and let us see what you came up with. Hopefully summer will let go soon, so the heavy work of busting open a log won’t seem so daunting. I know I have …