We’re delighted with our first children’s book, “Cadi & the Cursed Oak” – especially because it was written by our own Kara Gebhart Uhl! And the illustrations, by Welsh artist Elin Manon, are a gorgeous accompaniment to Kara’ words. Kara spent more than a year researching the many legends, facts and centuries-old stories of the…
Read moreThe following is excerpted from Vol. 1 of “The Woodworker: The Charles Hayward Years,” which covers tools. Hayward (1898-1998) was, in our opinion, the most important workshop writer and editor of the 20th century. Unlike any person before (and perhaps after) him, Hayward was a trained cabinetmaker and extraordinary illustrator, not to mention an excellent…
Read moreWe now have in stock our new Lost Art Press “Nothing without Labor” heavyweight hoodies (in sizes M through 3XL), another batch of Crucible microfiber “Super Woobies” and a whole passel of 5-packs of Lost Art Press woodworking pencils. The full-zip hoodie features the “Never Despair: Nothing Without Labour” artwork on the back. On the…
Read moreAt our upcoming open house – 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, March 26 – you’re invited to help us build a workbench – or simply watch us work and ask questions. We’ve been working with the Cincinnati Museum Center for a new permanent exhibit, Made in Cincinnati, that will include in the “made by hand section”…
Read moreThe following is excerpted from “The Essential Woodworker,” by Robert Wearing. In our opinion, “The Essential Woodworker” is one of the best books on hand-tool usage written in the post-Charles Hayward era. Wearing was classically trained in England as a woodworker and embraced both power and hand tools in his shop and in his teaching….
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