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'Honest'
I appreciate the honest and blunt perspective layered with humor.
– Gus
'Prime reason'
I bought and read your Anarchist and Ingenious Mechanics books and made your Roman workbench for myself. You are a prime reason I gradually metamorphosed to an almost exclusively hand tool woodworker.
– Chris
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Followed your stuff for years, a lot of books on my woodworking shelf are LAP.
– Adam
‘17th-Century Essex County Cupboard’ to Prepress
I uploaded the interior files to our printer on Tuesday for Peter Follansbee’s latest book, “17th-Century Essex County Cupboard” – so by the time you read this, I hope we’re finalizing the ...
New (More) Storefront Hours
Good news – we’re adding Tuesday hours to the storefront. Starting on March 24, the Lost Art Press store (407 Madison Ave., Covington, Ky., 40411) will be open from 10 a.m.-2 pm. every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. ...
Simple Dovetailed Step Stool
This four-piece dovetailed step stool is a weekend class I sometimes teach – but unlike for most of my classes, it’s not a project I, er, borrowed from Chris or wrote about myself for a magazine article or book. It’s an excellent beginner’s ...
Mind Upon Mind: Marking Octagons
I often find it easier to mark my octagons on the ends of my leg blanks using this little guy instead of measuring and marking from the outside in. He’s 1″ tall and makes a 1″-interior-diameter octagon. Tracing the outer diameter makes ...
New Video: Build a Welsh Lobsterpot Chair with Chris Williams
In this nearly two-hour video, professional chairmaker Chris Williams shows you how he builds a beautiful Welsh lobsterpot chair using simple tools ...
Lost Art Press Ball Cap
Our navy blue cotton ball cap has a sewn-on patch of the Lost Art Press seal, which features dividers (a symbol of woodworkers everywhere).
A small family business less than a mile from our shop (the same place that prints our T-shirts) sewed on the patches for us; the work is crisp and perfect. These hats are made in China by Port & Co.; they are the best cotton "dad hat" we could find before getting into crazy pricing.
One size fits all. The hat has a fabric adjustment strap and buckle in the back.