You might recall Chris took a sabbatical of sorts in December to work on a new book – and it's almost ready to go to press. It might seem like this book,

Lost Art Press

20.02.2025

True Grit: A Dirty Job But Not a Dirty Word - Lost Art Press

The following is an excerpt from "The Stick Chair Journal." "The Stick Chair Journal 2" is also now available. While supplies last, you can purchase a bundle

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20.02.2025

New: Warning Flags for Long Loads - Lost Art Press

These red flags attach to long lengths of lumber that extend out the back of your truck or car. The flags alert other drivers that they shouldn't tailgate you

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19.02.2025

Wood Properties - Lost Art Press

The following is excerpted from the third edition of Christian Becksvoort’s “With the Grain: A Craftsman’s Guide to Understanding Wood.”

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19.02.2025

Closeout Sale on Two Books - Lost Art Press

Here’s the news. We are closing out two of our historical reprints: Joseph Moxon’s “Mechanick Exercises” and Peter Nicholson’s “Mechanic’s Companion.” The

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19.02.2025

Closeout Sale on Our Roubo Volumes - Lost Art Press

We are closing out the last 400 (or so) copies of our two translations of A-J Roubo’s “l’Art du menuisier” in order to make room for new editions of these

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19.02.2025

Beading Plane – the MSG of the Moulding Plane World - Lost Art Press

Most of the classes I teach involve at least one moment of fear for me, and that's when I lend students my 3/16" Philly Planes beading plane. I love this

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19.02.2025

Schwarz as a Book Club Moderator?! - Lost Art Press

Christopher Schwarz is the guest moderator for the next meeting of The Woodworker's Book Club; at 6 p.m. Monday, March 2. The book under discussion is David

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19.02.2025

Registration Open at 10 a.m. for New Classes - Lost Art Press

A reminder that at 10 a.m. Eastern, registration opens for Covington Mechanical classes for the second half of 2025. See our ticketing site for more info (and

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19.02.2025

Covington Mechanicals Classes, Second Half 2025 - Lost Art Press

Mark your calendars: Next Monday (Feb. 17, 2025) at 10 a.m. Eastern, registration opens for Covington Mechanicals Classes for the second half of 2025. All

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19.02.2025

LAP Open Wire Feb. 15, 2025 - Lost Art Press

Got a woodworking question? Post in the comments below between now and 5 p.m. Eastern, and we'll do our best to answer. In between answering, Chris is getting

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19.02.2025

When Holdfast Holes Shrink - Lost Art Press

After a few years of drying, my workbench’s benchtop shrank a bit. It’s not a big deal, but the drying process also shrank my 1” holdfast holes. And with a

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19.02.2025

New Pinch Rods in Development - Lost Art Press

Thanks to a clever idea from our friend Roger Davis, we're well on the way to once again offering Crucible Tool Pinch Rods (the brass on our former offering

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03.02.2025

Tooley Park Scribers on Sale Until Feb. 8 - Lost Art Press

If you haven't bought a Tooley Park scriber, this is the week to do it. This little tool is handy for marking chair and table legs for final trimming, plus

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01.02.2025

New 'Temple Chair' Video from Peter Galbert - Lost Art Press

Peter Galbert just released a new 8-hour video on making his Temple Chair (from either green or kiln-dried wood). Along with his expert instruction – and

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30.01.2025

The Green Chair: Backstool No. 2 - Lost Art Press

The following is excerpted from John Porritt’s “The Belligerent Finisher.” This shows the first two steps (surface preparation and adding color) before

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27.01.2025

Working Wood: Sofa Edition - Lost Art Press

As I write this, in Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia, hundreds of attendees and a dozen or so presenters are enjoying the waning hours of the 27th annual

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23.01.2025

Spread Your Wings - Asymmetry in Eastern Designs - Lost Art Press

This is an excerpt from our newest book "Good Eye" by Jim Tolpin and George Walker.

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21.01.2025

Lie-Nielsen Hand Tool Event in Covington (plus our Grand Opening of Anthe) - Lost Art Press

We are hosting a free Lie-Nielsen Hand Tool Event at our Willard Street workshop on March 7-8, 2025. In addition to all the Lie-Nielsen tools and our books,

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18.01.2025

Storefront In-person Sales on Pause for a Few Weeks - Lost Art Press

Our new storefront was supposed to be open by Jan. 1, but it’s still not done because we are waiting on the cabinetry that was supposed to arrive before

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14.01.2025

Check Out The Woodworker’s Book Club - Lost Art Press

Recently, Owen Madden started a book club, and he wants you to join.

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11.01.2025

'Cut & Dried' & Assessing Wood Moisture Content - Lost Art Press

Editor's note: The third edition of "Cut & Dried" should arrive in February. You can sign up to be notified when it arrives here. In this post, author

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10.01.2025

A Video Tour of the Work at our HQ - Lost Art Press

We spent the last couple months of 2024 working hard on our building at 407 Madison Ave., an old woodworking tool factory that we are restoring as our

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08.01.2025

Bringing ‘The Woodworker’ Books Back - Lost Art Press

This week I’ve signed off on a new press run of our four-volume set of “The Woodworker: The Charles H. Hayward Years.” We ran out of stock last year, and

Lost Art Press

08.01.2025

Karvsnitt - A Folk Tradition of Patterns - Lost Art Press

The following is a portion of the introduction to Karvsnitt: Carving, Pattern and Color in the Slöjd Tradition.

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06.01.2025

The Archivist’s Tool Chest: Thinking Inside the Box - Lost Art Press

The below was written by our good friend Mattias Hallin, who lives in Belgium (though he would, I think, want me to let you know he is Swedish). You might

Lost Art Press

06.01.2025

For Sale: Irish Lounge Chair in American Elm - Lost Art Press

This curved-back stick chair is one of the most comfortable chairs I make. It is ideal for reading, sitting by the fire and talking with friends.

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02.01.2025

'A New Year Spirit' - Lost Art Press

The following is excerpted from "Honest Labour: The Charles H. Hayward Years" – a collection of essays from The Woodworker magazine while the legendary

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01.01.2025

LAP 2025 Open Wire Dates - Lost Art Press

"Open Wire" is your bi-monthly opportunity to pose to us any and all woodworking questions, and we'll do our best to answer (if you ask on other days, we'll

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28.12.2024

Download ‘Ingenious Mechanicks’ For Free – Today and Always - Lost Art Press

My book on Roman workbenches and early workholding is now a free download for everyone. You don’t have to register, or give up your email, or sign up for

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27.12.2024

‘Cut & Dried’ Third Printing - Lost Art Press

Late this year, we sold out of “Cut & Dried”. Author Richard Jones had some changes he wanted to make in the third edition. This week, we sent the book,

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25.12.2024

Roubo’s Craftsmen Sing the Songs of the Season - Lost Art Press

Good cheer to all! *

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24.12.2024

Our Top-selling Titles of 2024 - Lost Art Press

This year has been a good one – maybe our second or third best since we started in 2007. I won’t have all the numbers for a couple weeks, but to close out the

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24.12.2024

The Fox and Grapes on a Philadelphia High Chest - Lost Art Press

Aesop’s Fables have long been an inspiration for carvers and “The Fox and the Grapes” can be found carved on furniture, frames and decorative panels. It

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22.12.2024

A Miscellany of 19th-century Tennessee Cabinetmakers & Chairmakers - Lost Art Press

Well before gaining statehood in 1796, carpenters, cabinetmakers and chairmakers were leaving Eastern Seaboard states to settle in Tennessee. They crossed the

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20.12.2024

Holiday Shutdown: Dec. 24 - Jan. 1 - Lost Art Press

Our fulfillment center and storefront will be closed from Dec. 24 to Jan. 1. So any online orders placed during that time will not ship until we return from

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19.12.2024

Woodworking Charities We Love & Support - Lost Art Press

Every year Chris, Lucy and I give what we can to a variety of charities. And we are picky. We do our research. And look at the records that charities file

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18.12.2024

Impressed with the Simplicity - Lost Art Press

The following is an excerpt from "Welsh Stick Chairs" by John Brown.

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17.12.2024

Chest & Chair Kits from Alexander Bros. - Lost Art Press

If access to wood (or lumberyard anxiety) is what's holding you back from making a stick chair or Dutch tool chest, here's an excellent solution: Alexander

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15.12.2024

LAP Open Wire, Dec. 14, 2024 - Lost Art Press

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Coming Soon: 'Build a Chair from Bulls%$t' - Lost Art Press

True Grit: A Dirty Job But Not a Dirty Word - Lost Art Press

New: Warning Flags for Long Loads - Lost Art Press

Wood Properties - Lost Art Press

Closeout Sale on Two Books - Lost Art Press

Closeout Sale on Our Roubo Volumes - Lost Art Press

Beading Plane – the MSG of the Moulding Plane World - Lost Art Press

Schwarz as a Book Club Moderator?! - Lost Art Press

Registration Open at 10 a.m. for New Classes - Lost Art Press

Covington Mechanicals Classes, Second Half 2025 - Lost Art Press

LAP Open Wire Feb. 15, 2025 - Lost Art Press

When Holdfast Holes Shrink - Lost Art Press

New Pinch Rods in Development - Lost Art Press

Tooley Park Scribers on Sale Until Feb. 8 - Lost Art Press

New 'Temple Chair' Video from Peter Galbert - Lost Art Press

The Green Chair: Backstool No. 2 - Lost Art Press

Working Wood: Sofa Edition - Lost Art Press

Spread Your Wings - Asymmetry in Eastern Designs - Lost Art Press

Lie-Nielsen Hand Tool Event in Covington (plus our Grand Opening of Anthe) - Lost Art Press

Storefront In-person Sales on Pause for a Few Weeks - Lost Art Press

Check Out The Woodworker’s Book Club - Lost Art Press

'Cut & Dried' & Assessing Wood Moisture Content - Lost Art Press

A Video Tour of the Work at our HQ - Lost Art Press

Bringing ‘The Woodworker’ Books Back - Lost Art Press

Karvsnitt - A Folk Tradition of Patterns - Lost Art Press

The Archivist’s Tool Chest: Thinking Inside the Box - Lost Art Press

For Sale: Irish Lounge Chair in American Elm - Lost Art Press

'A New Year Spirit' - Lost Art Press

LAP 2025 Open Wire Dates - Lost Art Press

Download ‘Ingenious Mechanicks’ For Free – Today and Always - Lost Art Press

‘Cut & Dried’ Third Printing - Lost Art Press

Roubo’s Craftsmen Sing the Songs of the Season - Lost Art Press

Our Top-selling Titles of 2024 - Lost Art Press

The Fox and Grapes on a Philadelphia High Chest - Lost Art Press

A Miscellany of 19th-century Tennessee Cabinetmakers & Chairmakers - Lost Art Press

Holiday Shutdown: Dec. 24 - Jan. 1 - Lost Art Press

Woodworking Charities We Love & Support - Lost Art Press

Impressed with the Simplicity - Lost Art Press

Chest & Chair Kits from Alexander Bros. - Lost Art Press

LAP Open Wire, Dec. 14, 2024 - Lost Art Press

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