We’re going back on press for a second printing of “Campaign Furniture” with a few corrections and a slightly different cover. The only significant correction, which was to the Roorkee Chair chapter, is discussed here. I also added a thank you to Greg Miller, who I neglected to include in the first printing. I’m telling …
2nd Printing of ‘Campaign Furniture’ & Other News – Read More »
Staked table and lowback stick chairs in bog oak. The following is by Andy Brownell of Brownell Furniture. As a part-time furniture maker, I’ve been lucky enough to have two good things come my way by living in Cincinnati. I’m a 20-minute drive in one direction from Lost Art Press and in the other from …
Ancient Bog Oak: Furniture 2,000 Years in the Making – Read More »
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Demand was stronger than we anticipated for a leather hand-bound edition of “The Joiner and Cabinet Maker.” We sold out of all of our copies within a couple weeks of announcing the run. So at the request of several customers, we are offering a second run of 26 books at the same price. This run …
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Here is our Christmas/holiday present to you, our readers – a fully produced version of the “Irish Joiner,” a fun 1825 tune about how all professions are similar to woodworking. The “Irish Joiner” was brought to life by woodworker Dan Miller who performed the vocals, octave mandolin and Irish whistle. He is accompanied by Peter …
Because of the extreme financial pressures of the pandemic unprecedented demand from readers, we have decided to offer naming rights to several of the valuable components of our business. With one small payment, you can put your product or service front and center with dozens and dozens of Lost Art Press visitors every year. Here …
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‘Hogar Nazareth’ (1627-1681) by Diego Quisepe Tito (q1611-1681). In the Thoma Collection. In Part II includes more benches and angels, a new painting style, a mystery and a few other things. Get your snacks and drinks ready. Peru Peru starts in Cuzco, capital city of the Incas, and with the Quecha painter Diego Quisepe Tito. …
Fig. 2.4.1. The classic orders dominated pre-20th-century furniture-design books. Above is shown a Corinthian capital. This is an excerpt from “By Hand and Eye” by Geo. R. Walker and Jim Tolpin. The lifeblood of craft has always depended on knowledge passing from one generation to the next, and I struggle finding words to convey the importance …
Hand-carved letters. These are way more work than routed letters, but so graceful and elegant. The craftsman’s touch is clearly in evidence. The following is excerpted from “Shaker Inspiration,” by Christian Becksvoort. There is a misconception among some woodworkers that working with hand tools only is better, or downright holy, while power tools are pedestrian, …
It doesn’t matter if you’ve been woodworking every day for 23 years, failure will find you on a regular basis. It doesn’t matter if you make a dozen drawings. Build a half-scale model. Remake the seat twice. Remake the legs twice. Or do a careful dry-fit. All that is not enough. Above is the latest …