[{"id":68885184575,"handle":"tools","updated_at":"2023-12-02T17:51:37-05:00","published_at":"2019-03-30T21:15:06-04:00","sort_order":"created-desc","template_suffix":"","published_scope":"global","title":"Crucible Tool","body_html":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0306\/3197\/files\/slag_IMG_3245_1024x1024.jpg?v=1555360289\" alt=\"\" style=\"margin: 0pxpx 0pxpx 0pxpx 0pxpx; float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCrucible Tool makes hand tools in the United States using proven materials and (in many cases) new technology. All of our tools are designed by woodworkers (us) and are used at the workbench every day. \u003c\/p\u003e"},{"id":266865147967,"handle":"restore-the-anthe-building","updated_at":"2023-11-28T20:42:12-05:00","published_at":"2023-04-25T20:57:43-04:00","sort_order":"manual","template_suffix":"","published_scope":"global","title":"Help Restore the Anthe Building","body_html":"\u003cp\u003eTo help restore the Anthe Building in downtown Covington – the new headquarters for Lost Art Press – we are selling some special products and a chairmaking class to help fund the work. (If you would rather just contribute directly, you can do so \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=FSAY2V9LJZ2T6\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe building will immediately house all our order fulfillment and storage operations and give us the space to do more interesting things in the future (perhaps a retail store). We will continue to have operations at our current space, including woodworking classes, as we carefully restore this gem in Covington's central business district. For a video tour of the building before restoration, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/blog.lostartpress.com\/2023\/04\/27\/video-tour-of-the-anthe-building-our-new-hq\/\"\u003eclick here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Anthe Building, located less than a mile from our shop on Willard Street, is an amazing time capsule. Built about 1897, the Anthe Building was the headquarters for the Anthe Machine Works, which made woodworking cutters. In addition to housing Anthe, parts of the spacious factory were rented out to furniture makers, printers and other tradespeople. You can read a history of the building \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/blog.lostartpress.com\/2023\/04\/28\/a-historical-look-at-the-anthe-building\/\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe building is in solid condition. It was built well and has good windows and a solid roof. The walls of the factory are still covered with the evidence of all the work that's been done there. First aid cabinets. Slots for time cards. Calendars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut it needs love and care. We need to add an HVAC system to control the humidity for our books. We need to make things safe for our employees. Oh, and a functioning bathroom. And we need to do it in a way that respects the history of the building.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd that's why we are asking for your help.\u003c\/p\u003e","image":{"created_at":"2023-04-25T20:57:42-04:00","alt":null,"width":2641,"height":3027,"src":"\/\/lostartpress.com\/cdn\/shop\/collections\/anthe-ele-IMG_4312-_2.jpg?v=1682470663"}}]
Note on shipping: The engraved hammer ships immediately. The autographed copy of "The American Peasant" will ship when the book is released at the end of 2023.
To help pay for the first stage of restoring the Anthe Building – the new Lost Art Press headquarters – we have made special lump hammers engraved with a line drawing of the Anthe Building and bees (there are *always* bees with us).
The building was drawn by artist Katherine Schwarz and translated for CNC engraving by Craig Jackson at Machine Time in Nicholasville, Ky. The head is 2.5 lbs of polished, hardened steel. The handle is Arkansas hickory. The hammers machined and assembled in Kentucky.
In addition to the lump hammer, buyers will receive:
• A signed copy of “The American Peasant” made out to you when it is released in December
• Invitation to our Opening Day Party in early 2024.
