Author Archives: fitz

Fish Stick Glue – No-stress Glue-ups!

We always joke in classes that the collective IQ drops by at least 30 points when anyone opens a bottle of glue. But now that we’ve switched to using Fish Stick Glue for most of our glue-ups, the stress level is greatly reduced – because this stuff has an open time of 90 or so…

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All 5 Pocket Books, 1 Low Price

We’ve just added the latest Lost Art Press pocket book – “Make Fresh Milk Paint” – to our bundled pocket book offer: just $83 for the set. Though the pocket books are small in size – just 4″ x 6-1/2″ – each one is chock-full of expert guidance on a given topic. Current titles (also…

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2025 LAP Holiday Open House

Join us for special storefront hours – 10 a.m.-4 p.m. – on Friday, November 28 (the day after Thanksgiving) for holiday cheer: cookies, camaraderie and hot spiced apple cider (with or without adult-only additions thereto). Chris and I will have some of our personal-but-no-longer-needed tools to sell (cash only, and I’m afraid we can’t ship),…

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Support The Chairmaker’s Toolbox

Among the woodworking charities Chris and I support, and to which we donate our time and teaching to every year, is The Chairmaker’s Toolbox (CMT). This organization, founded by Aspen Golann, works to remove barriers to learning by championing woodworking education for those who have been underserved in traditional woodworking shops – particularly in the…

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LAP Open Wire, Oct. 25, 2025

Comments are now closed (but Chris will be in the blog back end later to answer the chair questions and any I missed…either on purpose or by mistake.) Got a woodworking question or a question about what’s cooking at Lost Art Press? It’s your lucky day –it’s time for Open Wire! You have until 5…

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