Author Archives: Lost Art Press

New Stickers: Set No. 12

Back by request: Three sticker designs for your tool chest, nail cabinet or wall. These are available from my daughter Katherine’s etsy store. They are sold as a set, and yes, she ships internationally. Here are the stickers in this set. ‘Sharpen This’ Book StickerIf you have the “Sharpen This” book and would like to…

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Stick Chairs vs. Coors Light

“I do not get your weird chairs,” exclaim about a dozen messages or comments every year. I understand your bewilderment.  I remember being a prospective student at Northwestern University in 1985 where I had been paired up with freshmen journalism students. We were supposed to sleep in their dorm rooms and see what university life…

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2 Quick Scraper Tricks

During the last 25 years, all my sharpening processes have become simpler. And use much less gear. This has made me faster, and my edges are just as excellent. This evolution is most evident in the way I sharpen scrapers. I was taught the first step was to file the edge at a perfect 90°….

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Don’t Lose Your Voice

When I finally got the honor of being Frank Klausz’s editor, I was curious as to what sort of manuscript he would turn in. I was curious because I had read almost everything out there with Klausz’s byline on it. Some of his stories sounded just like he talks. With his Hungarian accent, his pacing…

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Sharpen This (the Video) Now Available

Because of the positive reaction to our “Build a Stick Chair” video, we decided to produce a new video on sharpening woodworking tools that delves even further into the topic than our new book “Sharpen This.” “Sharpen This (the Video)” is a 2-1/2-hour long video companion to our “Sharpen This” book. But because the video…

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