Author Archives: fitz

‘LAP Workbook’ & By ‘Hammer and Hand’ Now Shipping

We are now shipping out for the new printing of the “By Hammer & Hand” letterpress poster and the “Lost Art Press Workbook.” And if you order by Friday, the shipping is free…. The “Workbook” is based on accounting ledgers from the 19th century, and it is meant for recording a permanent record of the…

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‘LAP Workbook’ & By ‘Hammer and Hand’ Now Shipping

We are now shipping out for the new printing of the “By Hammer & Hand” letterpress poster and the “Lost Art Press Workbook.” And if you order by Friday, the shipping is free…. The “Workbook” is based on accounting ledgers from the 19th century, and it is meant for recording a permanent record of the…

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LAP Open Wire, Nov. 18, 2023

Apologies for the late start today. Chris and his family got home late last evening from England so he’s recovering from jet lag…and I slept in today and had a leisurely morning coffee for the first time since they left. Then once the caffeine kicked in, remembered I forgot to post this. You know the…

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Spoons, Bowls, Troughs & Other Scooped Objects

The following is excerpted from “Woodworking in Estonia.” The author, Ants Viires, devoted his life to recording the hand-tool folkways of his country without a shred of romanticism. Viires combined personal interviews and direct observation of work habits with archaeological evidence and a thorough scouring of the literature in his country and surrounding nations. If…

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LAP Open Wire, Nov. 11, 2023

I’m at the shop today, waiting for yesterday’s paint to dry (it’s linseed oil paint, so I’ll be waiting a few days beyond today, too…but I won’t have to apply more than the one coat!). So, I’m ready to answer your woodworking-, paint-, cat- and early modern literature-related questions. Chris is on vacation…so while he…

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