Author Archives: Lost Art Press

That (bleeping) Ad for the (bleep) ‘American Peasant’

One of the many things I disliked about working for a family newspaper was how fragile the editors were to reader criticism. If one person complained about the tiniest thing in a news story I’d written, I’d be dragged into the city editor’s office and raked over the coals about it. They’d print a correction,…

Read more

‘Set & File’ Back in Stock (Yay); Delays on Other Books (Boo)

“Set & File: A Practical Guide to Saw Sharpening” by Matt Cianci is back in stock after we absolutely burned through the first printing. We now have enough copies to begin filling wholesale orders for our international retailers. So stay tuned. Other good news: Classic Hand Tools in the U.K. now has “American Peasant” and…

Read more

Help Fund 2 Chairmaker’s Toolbox Classes this Fall

This fall, Megan and I are each teaching scholarship classes for The Chairmaker’s Toolbox, which offers free training for people who have been historically excluded from the trade. I’m teaching a stick chair class Sept. 16-20. And Megan is teaching a Dutch tool chest class Oct. 11-13. Megan and I both volunteer our time and…

Read more
1 6 7 8 9 10 130