One of the rewards for running a publishing company is getting to say “yes” when other people wouldn’t even know to say “no.” Two summers ago, chairmaker Chris Williams and I visited Drew and Louise Langsner in their home outside Marshall, North Carolina. And as we were sitting there, being feasted upon by bugs (as…
Read moreTwo weeks ago, James Wright and his daughter Melody visited Lost Art Press to do a video tour and interview. James – aka Wood by Wright – is one of the important people who are keeping hand tool woodworking alive on the internet. (Also important in my book: Rex Krueger.) I love both these guys…
Read moreIn their efforts to make chairmaking more accessible, Alexander Brothers in Virginia now offers steambent arms and armbows that will work with all the armchairs in “The Stick Chair Book” (a free download) and the Hobbit chair in The Stick Chair Journal No. 2. You can get the bent components in red oak or cherry….
Read moreTo mark the release of the revised edition of “The Anarchist’s Tool Chest,” we asked the artists at SKT Ceramics in Cincinnati to design a large porcelain coffee mug in the company’s signature green-blue celadon glaze. We are offering 100 of these handmade 12-ounce mugs. Each is stamped on the underside by SKT and signed…
Read more“The Stick Chair Book” is on sale now for just $27 – that’s 50 percent off. To make room for a revised edition, we’re selling the last 500 copies of this book at a significant discount. If you’ve ever wanted to make your own chairs, “The Stick Chair Book” shows you how to do it…
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