[{"id":68885184575,"handle":"tools","updated_at":"2023-06-01T01:55:36-04:00","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":262488719423,"handle":"gifts-for-your-woodworker","updated_at":"2023-06-01T04:25:11-04:00","published_at":"2021-11-19T11:37:28-05:00","sort_order":"manual","template_suffix":"","published_scope":"global","title":"Gifts for Your Woodworker","body_html":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eGet the woodworker in your life something they didn’t know they needed – or something they would never buy for themselves.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eLost Art Press and Crucible Tools makes everything – everything – in the United States and has been providing quality books and tools since 2007. Here are some of our new and classic items that are available for immediate shipment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lostartpress.com\/collections\/tools\/products\/big-protractor-from-firstlightworks\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/lostartpress.com\/collections\/tools\/products\/big-protractor-from-firstlightworks\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCrucible Big Protractor\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eMost woodworkers use small protractors intended for students. Our protractor is almost 12” wide, making it easy to use in the shop and shockingly accurate. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lostartpress.com\/collections\/books\/products\/the-handcrafted-life-of-dick-proenneke\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/lostartpress.com\/collections\/books\/products\/the-handcrafted-life-of-dick-proenneke\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Handcrafted Life of Dick Proenneke\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eOne of our newest books, this amazing story of Dick Proenneke chronicles his 30-year adventure in the Alaskan wilderness through the objects he built and used to survive – from all of his furniture to a berry picker made from an oil can. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lostartpress.com\/collections\/books\/products\/the-anarchists-workbench\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/lostartpress.com\/collections\/books\/products\/the-anarchists-workbench\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Anarchist’s Workbench\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eEvery woodworker deserves a good workbench. And this book represents more than 20 years of research into ancient, simple and highly effective workbenches. The bench shown in the book can be built with construction lumber and simple tools – and works far better than expensive commercial benches.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lostartpress.com\/collections\/apparel\/products\/lost-art-press-beer-steins\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/lostartpress.com\/collections\/apparel\/products\/lost-art-press-beer-steins\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLost Art Press Steins\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eOne of our newest products, these 20-ounce steins are great for coffee and are handmade by an artists’ collective in Minnesota. We cannot believe how nice and reasonably priced these steins turned out.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lostartpress.com\/collections\/books\/products\/the-essential-woodworker\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/lostartpress.com\/collections\/books\/products\/the-essential-woodworker\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Essential Woodworker\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFor any woodworker looking to get started in hand tools, “The Essential Woodworker” is the easiest and fastest path to truly understanding handwork on a fundamental level. It’s one of the most important and influential books we’ve published. And one of our personal favorites.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lostartpress.com\/collections\/books\/products\/make-a-chair-from-a-tree\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMake a Chair from a Tree: Third Edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eOne of the most influential woodworking books of the 20th century, “Make a Chair from a Tree” launched an explosion of interest in building things using wood that was green from the forest. For the last 20 years, the book has been out of print. But thanks to the original author and a team of woodworkers, this brilliant new third edition is available again for a new generation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lostartpress.com\/collections\/tools\/products\/crucible-bench-square\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCrucible Bench Square\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis deceptively simple wooden square is a remarkably useful tool at the bench for marking out crosscuts and miter cuts. Based on ancient wooden squares, our version is made with modern materials and laser precision so it is accurate and remains that way through years of use.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lostartpress.com\/collections\/apparel\/products\/new-tee-shirt-draft\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Blackout’ T-shirt from Lost Art Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWe spent years finding a U.S. manufacturer that could make us a durable T-shirt with our logo using a true discharge print – the ink is soaked into the cloth and won’t flake off. This dark-blue shirt features a subtle black logo on the front and is designed for decades of hard wear.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lostartpress.com\/collections\/books\/products\/kitchen-think\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eKitchen Think\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eMost woodworkers have the tools and skills to remake their kitchen. But they don’t know how to go about designing the space so it feels like an integrated part of the home. Professional cabinetmaker and designer Nancy R. Hiller dispenses a lifetime of experience into this fascinating full-color book. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","image":{"created_at":"2021-11-19T11:37:27-05:00","alt":null,"width":1000,"height":1333,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0306\/3197\/collections\/LAP_wreath_IMG_0633.jpg?v=1637339847"}},{"id":13382609,"handle":"frontpage","updated_at":"2023-06-01T06:20:13-04:00","published_at":"2013-11-26T15:57:00-05:00","sort_order":"created-desc","template_suffix":null,"published_scope":"global","title":"New Products","body_html":""}]
Our Super Woobies to do two jobs: prevent rust and remind us of the value of our work.
We contracted with a local embroidery firm to stitch onto our favorite microfiber towels “Don’t Despair: Nothing Without Labour,” plus the image of a friendly bee – the long-time symbol of woodworkers and other trades.
The Super Woobie – a 15-1/2" square microfiber towel saturated with oil – gets used multiple times a day in our shop. With it, we wipe down all our tools before putting them away, plus we use it as we work to keep pitch and dust from accumulating on tools.
Our Woobie comes packaged dry in a quality 3mil plastic bag with a zipper. The bag is ideal for the initial oil soaking of your Woobie and for storing or transporting it. We don’t like to use plastic packaging, but this is one case where it is ideal. Add about 3-4 ounces of a non-drying oil of your choice (we like jojoba and camellia oil, other people like 3-in-1 light machine oil or mineral oil – they all work fine, and yes you can mix them). Seal the bag and squeeze it to distribute the oil.
When the Woobie gets disgusting from use, simply wash and dry it, then re-saturate it with oil (oil not included).
