While you can place orders on our web site 365 days a year, we will not be shipping orders between Wednesday, Nov. 27, and Sunday, Dec. 1. Any orders received during that time will be mailed on Monday, Dec. 2. So if you need something lickety split, I recommend you order it today or tomorrow….
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When Chris gave me the design brief to work on the Lost Art Press edition of “L’art du menuisier,” I realized that I had the opportunity to design two editions for two distinct groups of readers. One for the hands-on user in the workshop, and the other would be for readers who might enjoy a…
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A saltbox that Mark Firley recently featured on his blog. Like having enough fiber in your diet, woodworkers (me included) can benefit from regular exposure to lots and lots of antique furniture. Looking at overall forms (nice and awkward) and construction details (typical and far out) will help train your eye when it comes to…
Katherine “Soft Wax” Schwarz has spent her free time during the last couple weeks making wax. An insane amount of wax. And she has just put it all up for sale in her etsy store. As everyone knows, you can’t sell wax without a cute animal photo. Here you see Bean, our three-legged shop cat,…
Though I can’t attend the mid-year conference of the Society of American Period Furniture Makers in Knoxville, Tenn., next month because of family obligations, I urge you to check it out. The program, which runs June 11-15, is pretty fantastic. Check out the full listing of events here. Of course, the historical stuff is great,…
I don’t wear cologne. But I might start if I could buy cologne that smelled like fresh-cut Eastern white pine (Pinus strobus) or American white oak (Quercus alba). However, Katy, my 13-year-old, thinks l’eau du alba smells like Starburst candy. Others report that the oaks smell like urine. So either I’m going to attract young…
Andrew Detloff has just posted a 30-minute chat session we recorded last night. We discussed why Don Williams’ Roubo translation is so important, the machinery in my workshop and (no surprise) workbenches. You can listen to the podcast here. Detloff interviews a lot of woodworkers. Check out his blog’s main page for chats with planemaker…
By now, most people in the world should be viewing the Lost Art Press web site we launched this afternoon. As with every new web site, there are plusses and minuses (mostly plusses, we hope). Here are some changes you should be aware of. 1. We now take American Express and Discover Card. 2. We…