Category Archives: Mouldings in Practice

The Mad Chef’s Milk Paint gets a Shellacking

Posted on November 28, 2012 by

Despite word from Tibet from my milk paint supplier that Agnes the yak was busy assembling her hope chest and flirting shamelessly with a certain strapping young specimen of yakhood, I decided that I needed to take the bull by … Continue reading →

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New: Leather-bound ‘Mouldings in Practice’

Posted on October 29, 2012 by

We now have 30 copies of “Mouldings in Practice” available for sale in the Lost Art Press store. The books are hand-bound in brown calfskin by the artisans at Ohio Book Store in downtown Cincinnati. The cost is $185 postage-paid … Continue reading →

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Update on Leather-bound ‘Mouldings in Practice’

Posted on October 26, 2012 by

The leather editions of “Mouldings in Practice” by Matthew Sheldon Bickford are finished and ready to be picked up from the bindery. Unfortunately, I’m on a bus to Chicago today. So here’s the update: The leather books will go on … Continue reading →

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Update: Leather Books, Roubo, Audiobook & etc.

Posted on October 19, 2012 by

Next week we will be able to sell the leather editions of “Mouldings in Practice” in our Lost Art Press store. There will be 26 to 30 copies available (depending on how many survive the binding process) and they will … Continue reading →

Posted in Books in the Works, By Hand & Eye, Campaign Furniture, Furniture of Necessity, Mouldings in Practice, The Joiner & Cabinet Maker, To Make as Perfectly as Possible, Roubo Translation, Virtuoso: The Toolbox of Henry O. Studley | 18 Comments

‘Do you want me to deprioritize my current reports until you advise me of a status upgrade?’

Posted on September 26, 2012 by

Here are some short updates on projects in the works at Lost Art Press. 1. “Grandpa’s Workshop” is in its final stages at the printer and should be on its way to us in the next week. Free shipping for … Continue reading →

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2 Reviews of ‘Mouldings in Practice’

Posted on September 19, 2012 by

We do not solicit reviews of our books. We do not send out free “review” copies in hopes of snagging a kind word, which is standard practice at most publishing companies. So when people review a Lost Art Press book … Continue reading →

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New: ‘Mouldings in Practice’ for Kindle, iPhone and iPad

Posted on September 11, 2012 by

“Mouldings in Practice” by Matthew Sheldon Bickford is now available in for your iPad, iPhone, Kindle or other electronic reader. The price is $16. To purchase the Kindle version, click here. To purchase the ePub version for iPad or iPhone, … Continue reading →

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Coming Soon to a Mailbox Near You

Posted on August 14, 2012 by

All of the pre-publication orders of “Mouldings in Practice” have been packaged and labeled – they will all be in the mail stream by lunchtime. The photo above shows about one-third of what we boxed up on Monday. The other … Continue reading →

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I’d Like to Thank Matthew Sheldon Bickford…

Posted on August 13, 2012 by

…for writing a book that is shorter than “The Anarchist’s Tool Chest.” Matt’s book, “Mouldings in Practice,” arrived a few minutes ago. And there are 26 books in a case instead of 16 (like the tool chest book). That allowed … Continue reading →

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Update on Books, T-shirts & Chairs

Posted on August 9, 2012 by

Here are a few quick updates from Lost Art Press: • “Mouldings in Practice” shipped today from the Michigan printing plant. If history and the trucking industry hold constant, we should receive the books on Monday. Today we received our … Continue reading →

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