We’re pleased to announce that Drew Langsner’s “Country Woodcraft: Then & Now” is back in stock. In this update to his 1978 classic, the original text is intact, and the old photos are in black and white. Throughout this edition book, Drew has added text, which is in a slightly different font, to explain what…
Read moreIt’s Open Wire today, where you can ask Chris about his awkward woodworking gang signs (see above), and any other woodworking questions you might have. (I’ll chime in as time and necessity allow – but I’m teaching a Dutch tool chest class in our shop today, so my internet time is limited.) Open Wire runs…
Read moreOur last 2025 Open Wire – your chance to post any and all woodworking questions and get answers from Chris, me and fellow readers – is this Saturday from around 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Eastern. (And this time, it’ll be mostly Chris during the day, as I’ll be teaching a Dutch tool chest class, and will…
Read moreWe’re fairly confident that the last day to get your order placed at lostartpress.com in time for Christmas delivery is December 14 (this Sunday). Why 10 days out? Because we’re a small staff and can only pack only so many orders in a day (plus, of course, the carriers are swamped right now). That might…
Read moreHappy Thanksgiving – and we don’t recommend you eat the hide glue cake (though you can). Hide Glue Cake – Soaked and Ready to Use Animal glues are the best adhesive for our work. They are reversible and can be configured to set up quickly or slowly, depending on what you need. Whenever we talk…
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