Frank Klausz’s Workbench
Frank Klausz’s new [in 1987] workbench is rooted in a venerable European tradition. The following is excerpted from “The Workbench Book,” by Scott Landis. First published in 1987, “The Workbench Book”...
View ArticleCloseout Pricing on 4 Products
We have lowered the price on four products that we are discontinuing. The complete list is here. Many of these products have stopped selling for a variety of reasons. With some products, such as the...
View ArticleLAP Open Wire, April 6, 2024
You know how when something goes wrong, we say “Wood hates you?” Well, this chair hates me. But I think this finish is going to work. Update: Comments are now closed. My Saturday goal is to get the...
View Article‘Toolshed Coloring Book’
Lee John Phillips, an illustrator from Pembrokeshire, West Wales, is no stranger to Lost Art Press. A while back, Chris Schwarz commissioned Lee for the “Family Tree of Chairs” that was on the end...
View ArticleM. Hulot’s Head & Belly for Low Benches
Plate 13 from M. Hulot’s “L’Art du Tourneur Mécanicien” (1775).Plate Courtesy of John and Eleanor Kebabian Any time a picture or video shows up of Chris or me or a student using the low bench to shave...
View ArticleHelp Needed for Woodworker Joel Paul
Woodworker and musician Joel Paul – you might know him as 13starsfarm (and formerly as punckrockshaker) on Instragram – had a devastating accident while helping a neighbor to fell a tree. Joel’s...
View ArticleTickets on Sale Now for Berea, Ky., Chairmaker Event
Randy Ogle weaving in a seagrass seat on a walnut dining chair, from “Backwoods Chairmakers,” by Andy Glenn. Tickets are on sale now for the June 2 “Backwoods Chairmakers” Event in beautiful Berea,...
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