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Great Place to Harvest Trees: Brooklyn, NY?

Posted on May 21, 2013 by

RE-CO BKLYN NYC Urban Lumber Harvesting: Perquisites and Pitfalls It’s been an interesting journey these past few years, to say the least. We have watched our company swell and shrink, from one guy to seven guys and back down to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 9 Comments

Divorce is Hard on Benches

Posted on May 13, 2013 by

  A long time ago when I was married, David Charlesworth, Tom Lie-Nielsen and Chris came over for libations. Near the end of the evening, Tom suggested we move the 8′ long Nicholson bench Chris had made into my basement … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized, Workbenches | 5 Comments

Change to our Commenting System

Posted on May 12, 2013 by

During the last few weeks we have made a change to the way comments are added to the blog posts at LostArtPress.com. Based on several e-mails from readers, there is some confusion about it. Here is the straight dope. We … Continue reading →

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Artist, Artisan & Craftsperson

Posted on April 25, 2013 by

Reader Matt Pelto is working on a paper for his college rhetoric class and is trying to define the terms: artist, artisan and craftsperson. He interviewed Roy Underhill and Peter Ross to get their thoughts and has written up a … Continue reading →

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A Lengthy and Expensive Apprenticeship

Posted on April 24, 2013 by

“The craftsmen of Paris have a lengthy and expensive apprenticeship, provide about 500 francs of tooling, and are bound in unhealthy and foul-smelling premises, have longer working days than their foreign comrades, to earn wages lower than those of laborers.” … Continue reading →

Posted in Historical Images, Uncategorized | 10 Comments

A Sale Worth Investigating – Quick

Posted on April 10, 2013 by

I don’t use this blog to flog you with commerce, but this is a link worth checking out today. ShopWoodworking.com has put a bunch of good titles (and one birdhouse book) on sale for 50 percent off. Except for the … Continue reading →

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12 Tool Chests, 5 Days, 1 Tired American

Posted on March 16, 2013 by

When I teach woodworking classes, I am sometimes asked the following question: Do you consider yourself first a writer or a woodworker? I don’t have an answer to that question. I have to do both things just about every day … Continue reading →

Posted in The Anarchist's Tool Chest, Uncategorized, Woodworking Classes | 10 Comments

Learn About ‘Register Calipers;’ Hunt One Up for Yourself

Posted on February 19, 2013 by

For those of you who won’t be able to attend Handworks in May, you can still find yourself a pair of Studley-like calipers for your shop with the help of the always-digging Jeff Burks. Jeff did a little research on … Continue reading →

Posted in Books in the Works, Uncategorized, Virtuoso: The Toolbox of Henry O. Studley | 14 Comments

Tools for Sale (Not Here)

Posted on January 25, 2013 by

Local woodworker, chairmaker and former air-traffic controller Ray Schwanenberger is culling his herd of good user tools. Check out what he has for sale on his blog. And while you are there, check out his gallery of chairs and casework. … Continue reading →

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Purging More Tools — All Sold

Posted on December 16, 2012 by

I am trying to reach the bottom of the barrel of tools I need to get rid of. Here are the terms. Please read them before sending me a message. The first to say, “I’ll take it,” gets it. I … Continue reading →

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