Robert Wearing’s “The Essential Woodworker” is back in stock in the Lost Art Press online store. We went out of stock last year after a surprising rush of sales on the title. “The Essential Woodworker” was the second book we published, and it is still one of the first books I recommend to people who …
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Christian Becksvoort, at the 2014 Lie-Nielsen Toolworks open house. Just a reminder that you’re invited to Christian Becksvoort’s “Shaker Inspiration” book release party on Jan. 12, from 7-10 p.m. – plus he’ll be in and out during the Lost Art Press open house that day (10 a.m-5 p.m.). Christian will give a presentation on his …
Today (one day early) we finished up building a dozen Roorkhee chairs plus their accompanying campaign stools at the Kelly Mehler School of Woodworking. Then we sat on the lawn and tried to stay awake. What are we going to do on the final day of the class? Can’t say, really. But it’s going to …
After years of making and fixing mistakes in my work, I have drilled the following routine into my head. I almost never deviate from it, and it has served me well. If your repairs are less than satisfactory at times, there might be something here you can use. So I made a mistake today and …
The following is a description of the break room at the military museum where I worked as a carpenter’s assistant in 1987. Part of the farewell card I made for my colleagues when I left. By far the best thing about the job was the break room, where about a dozen of us from …
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Question from a reader: “I have seen websites like Mr. Follansbee’s with instructions on making these [joint stools] using absolute period techniques and tools or offers to buy one. I’ve seen stools that look (in pictures) to be authentic but which are noted as being early 20th century. So – once it had acquired an …
I will not give away my hard-earned skills to a machine. It’s a bit like robbery with violence, for (machines are) not only intended to diminish my bank balance, but also to steal my power. — John Brown (1932 – 2009), Welsh stick chairmaker Share this: Print Email Facebook Tumblr Pinterest Twitter Like this: Like …
The winter 2012 issue of Furniture and Cabinetmaking magazine have called out two Lost Art Press books – “The Essential Woodworker” and “The Anarchist’s Tool Chest” – as 12 of the “must-have titles for your workshop library.” It’s an honor to be in a list of books that includes many of our woodworking heroes, including …
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A half set. This pictured half set is nearly all that you will need to reproduce the various moulded edges of all period pieces, regardless of period. It’s also much more than many hobbyists will ever need. This is an excerpt from “Mouldings in Practice” by Matthew Sheldon Bickford. When I first became aware …