Category Archives: The Woodworker’s Pocket Book

All 5 Pocket Books, 1 Low Price

We’ve just added the latest Lost Art Press pocket book – “Make Fresh Milk Paint” – to our bundled pocket book offer: just $83 for the set. Though the pocket books are small in size – just 4″ x 6-1/2″ – each one is chock-full of expert guidance on a given topic. Current titles (also…

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Period Furniture and Moldings

The following is excerpted from “Woodworker’s Pocket Book,” edited by Charles Hayward.  The division of the periods from 1500 to 1800 into the ages of the Carpenter, Cabinet Maker, and Designer is convenient because these terms suggest the type of furniture being produced. In the earliest period furniture was made by the carpenter, who regarded…

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Screws

The following is excerpted from our reprint of “Woodworker’s Pocket Book,” edited by Charles H. Hayward. I have screwing on the brain (so to speak) because I’ve been teaching Kale about pilot holes and clearance holes. I could have just handed this book to Kale, and it likely would have provided more clarity than did…

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Future Pocket Books

We now have a dedicated page at our store for our popular pocket book series. You can reach it anytime under the Books menu in the store. You’ll also find other helpful collections of books there. Want to know what are our best selling books? It’s there. (We don’t control what is there – it…

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