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Lost Art Press
17.09.2025
One of the rewards for running a publishing company is getting to say “yes” when other people wouldn’t even know to say “no.” Two summers ago, chairmaker
15.09.2025
As I write this, we're awaiting proofs on our latest pocket book, "Make Fresh Milk Paint," by Nick Kroll. Nick was in one of Christopher Schwarz's Germany
12.09.2025
Two weeks ago, James Wright and his daughter Melody visited Lost Art Press to do a video tour and interview. James – aka Wood by Wright – is one of the
11.09.2025
In their efforts to make chairmaking more accessible, Alexander Brothers in Virginia now offers steambent arms and armbows that will work with all the
08.09.2025
To mark the release of the revised edition of "The Anarchist's Tool Chest," we asked the artists at SKT Ceramics in Cincinnati to design a large porcelain
05.09.2025
"The Stick Chair Book" is on sale now for just $27 – that’s 50 percent off.
04.09.2025
South Arts, a nonprofit regional arts organization that supports artists and organizations, is now accepting applications for its FY26 Emerging Traditional
I built this lowback for the third edition of “The Stick Chair Book” (coming out this year). This chair reflects all the design changes I’ve made to the form
03.09.2025
Megan and I are teaching two scholarship classes for The Chairmaker’s Toolbox this fall. I’m teaching a chair class (surprise) Sept. 15-19. Megan is teaching
02.09.2025
Our warehouse and storefront are closed today for Labor Day – we'll be back at it tomorrow! And the storefront will be open this week Wednesday and Friday
If you're traveling through Covington for the holiday weekend and planning to stop in at the Lost Art Press storefront, please do – on Friday between 10
25.08.2025
The following is excerpted from “The Intelligent Hand,” by David Binnington Savage. It’s a peek into a woodworking life that’s at a level that most of us can
Almost every week – especially during the summer – we get messages from readers who want help with an upcoming trip. They are headed to Kalamazoo, Michigan,
The following is excerpted from Matthew Bickford’s “Mouldings in Practice.” In this book, Bickford shows you how to turn a set of complicated mouldings into a
Editor’s note: Our Mind Upon Mind series is a nod to a 1937 Chips from the Chisel column (also featured in “Honest Labour: The Charles H. Hayward
This comb-back chair is based on the chair on the cover of “The Stick Chair Book,” with some modifications detailed below. The finish is fresh milk paint (a
12.08.2025
We have a limited run of handmade slipcases hand printed with the image of a honey bee (the symbol of workers everywhere). The slipcase comes with a copy of
10.08.2025
Comments are now closed. See you on Oct. 25!
09.08.2025
Visit the store page of "The Anarchist's Tool Chest: Revised Edition" to get a free copy of the book's PDF. There are two links to download it in the first
08.08.2025
We’ve just received 11 pallets of “The Anarchist’s Tool Chest: Revised Edition” and we are busy shipping them out to customers. The first 500 customers will
04.08.2025
We are now selling jars of Soft Wax 2.0 – our favorite finish for bare wood – which we make at our Covington headquarters.
29.07.2025
The following is excerpted from Peter Follansbee’s “Joiner’s Work.”
Just a gentle reminder – or announcement for those of you who are new here – that six Saturdays a year, we hold "Open Wire" hours from 8 a.m.-5 pm. That's the
The following is excerpted from the third edition of “Make a Chair from a Tree,” by Jennie Alexander.
During my last day in the U.K. last week, we crammed in as much as possible. It was like a hot dog eating contest. But instead of cased meats, we were
12.07.2025
The following is excerpted from “Shaker Inspiration” by Christian Becksvoort.
10.07.2025
07.07.2025
After I dragged my butt off the plane to Munich with no sleep, Heiko Pulcher did me a huge favor. He plunked me into his Subaru wagon and drove me to the Das
04.07.2025
The following is excerpted from “Backwoods Chairmakers,” by Andrew D. Glenn. Part travelogue, part profile and part how-to, “Backwoods Chairmakers” explores
Glen Huey, a great furniture maker, teacher and (I hope) friend, died unexpectedly on July 27 after posting a short notice about an upcoming medical procedure
02.07.2025
We’ve launched two new products today for those of you who like hatchets – and sometimes need to clean up the blood they leave behind....
01.07.2025
One of the most famous furniture makers and designers in the Midwest is someone you don’t hear much about in woodworking circles: David T. Smith. With this
28.06.2025
Philippe Lafargue died at his home from an undiagnosed glioblastoma on June 22. Philippe has been instrumental in the Roubo project, helping with translations
27.06.2025
The following is excerpted from “The Joiner and Cabinet Maker,” by Anonymous, Christopher Schwarz and Joel Moskowitz.
26.06.2025
Get two classic chairmaking books – "Welsh Stick Chairs" and "Good Work" – for one special price. Together, they're just $ 49 – but only through August 7. The
24.06.2025
One of our local treasures, the Baker Hunt Art and Cultural Center, hosts a free lecture series in its Scudder House ballroom, and the speaker on August 13 is
20.06.2025
Editor’s note: Our Mind Upon Mind series is a nod to a 1937 Chips from the Chisel column (also featured in “Honest Labour: The Charles H. Hayward Years”), in
18.06.2025
Scholarship applications are now open for six spots in a special comb-back class in our Covington, Kentucky, workshop Sept. 15-19. The class is offered