Author Archives: Lost Art Press

Glen Huey (1959-2025): One of the Greats

Glen Huey, a great furniture maker, teacher and (I hope) friend, died unexpectedly on July 27 after posting a short notice about an upcoming medical procedure on Facebook. You can read his full obituary here. I first met Glen in the late 1990s as he and his father, Malcolm, launched their custom furniture business and…

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David T. Smith: A Name You Should Know

One of the most famous furniture makers and designers in the Midwest is someone you don’t hear much about in woodworking circles: David T. Smith. With this blog entry, I hope to change that – at least a little. Smith is a long-time furniture maker in Morrow, Ohio, who specializes in early and vernacular American…

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Apply Now for a Chairmaker’s Toolbox Scholarship Class Here

Scholarship applications are now open for six spots in a special comb-back class in our Covington, Kentucky, workshop Sept. 15-19. The class is offered through The Chairmaker’s Toolbox, a non-profit organization that provides education and support to those who have been historically excluded from the craft. The six students will spend five days building and…

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Visit ‘The Crafted World of Wharton Esherick’

We are not fancy here. So when Megan threatened to wear a skirt, I knew this was a serious event.  Rob Spiece, director of woodcraft at Berea Student Craft, had scored invitations for all of us to see the opening of a new exhibit at the Taft Museum in Cincinnati: The Crafted World of Wharton…

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