In the 15 years John and I have run this company, we’ve never had a big “sale” for our books and tools.
Sure, we’ve had to occasionally drop the price on a product we are closing out (remember “The Book of Plates?”). But we’ve tried hard to keep our prices fair and consistent, so that we weren’t treating new customers differently than our existing ones.
Due to a number of crazy business swings caused by the pandemic, paper shortages and labor problems, we are reducing the price of 13 of our books by 40 percent until the end of August 2022. These are not slow-selling books we are trying to offload. The sale includes all of my “anarchist” series books.
Instead, this is a way to reduce inventory that we built up in the dark days of the pandemic. We are now paying a lot to store it in a climate-controlled warehouse, and that expense is becoming annoying. So here is your chance to get some of our best titles at a price you won’t see again.
Prices are effective immediately through midnight Aug. 31, 2022. You can see everything that is on sale on this page. Here are the specifics.
“The Anarchist’s Tool Chest” by Christopher Schwarz. Retail: $51. Sale price: $31.
“The Anarchist’s Design Book” by Christopher Schwarz. Retail: $54. Sale price: $32.
“The Anarchist’s Workbench” by Christopher Schwarz. Retail: $31. Sale price: $17.
“The Woodworker’s Pocketbook” edited by Charles Hayward. Retail: $16. Sale price $10.
“Calvin Cobb: Radio Woodworker!” by Roy Underhill. Retail: $33. Sale price $19.
“The Intelligent Hand” by David Savage. Retail: $55. Sale price $33.
“Make a Joint Stool from a Tree” by Jennie Alexander and Peter Follansbee. Retail: $31. Sale price: $19.
“Make a Chair from a Tree” by Jennie Alexander. Retail: $38. Sale price: $23.
“Shaker Inspiration” by Christian Becksvoort. Retail: $48. Sale price $29.
“Stanley Tool Catalog” Retail: $29. Sale price: $17.
“Art of Joinery” by Joseph Moxon. Retail price: $20. Sale price: $12.
“Woodworking in Estonia” by Ants Viires. Retail price: $33. Sale price $20.
“Charles Hayward on Joinery” by Charles Hayward. Retail price: $42. Sale price: $25
We also have a couple other non-book items for sale:
Design Curves. Retail price: $42. Sale price: $25.
Lost Art Press hat. Retail price: $48. Sale price: $19.
Crucible Bench Square. Retail price: $42. Sale price: $25
If you have been a long-time customer then you know this is highly unusual. We hope we won’t have to repeat this sort of sale until there is another world-shaking event (which is to say, never).
— Christopher Schwarz
Sale only in the US I guess??
Ahh yes, posting a sale at midnight on a Saturday when I am already three beers deep, stuffing my face with cheese puffs, and unusually willing to part with my cash. Well plaid Mr. Schwarz, well plaid…
I think there’s a glitch on your sale page with the first two items. 🙂
The store is not very smart sometimes. It is comparing the hardbound sales price to the digital download price.
If you click through to the product’s page, the error resolves itself. Sorry I can’t make our store smarter.
I was disappointed to see you’re not extending these deals to Canada.
Likewise for the UK. 🙁
Well… yeah, sure, I have three same problem, but since LAP does not ship internationally (’cause expensive and hassle, I understand) it is down to the local distributor to do a sale. Which they don’t. Because they in turn bought at their price, had the overseas shipping and whatnot. So, yeah, it sucks to be us, but that’s the way it is.
Happy to help reduce inventory!
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I don’t “need” any of these items. However, I have learned much over the years from you, Mr. Schwarz, so some payback on my part is due. And, if I help you reduce your inventory then good on both of us…thanks for the journey sir.
Likewise, order on the way
I’ve been eying the Anarchist books for a while now. Took this opportunity to purchase all three. Plus the Woodworker’s Pocket Book. Thanks for doing this sale.
Do you ship to Canada? I now you don’t with furniture.
I’m afraid we do not
Neener neener.
I count 60 titles so far, which includes the few out-of-print titles, the two deluxe Roubos, and both editions of the Anarchist’s Design Book and Art of Joinery. There were significant differences between editions of those.
I think this is a link to a picture of the LAP family.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cg9zxalrXpd/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
that poor table! look, its legs are so skinny, and its knees are buckling under the load. you better feed it some more wheaties before it starves.
obtw, feeding furniture has at least 62 years precedent. https://www.moma.org/collection/works/127638
Chris or Fitz had a detailed post here a while back on a service that will ship LAP products internationally. Just guessing, the extra shipping charges will eat up the price difference from the usual prices at Lee Valley or the European retailers.
’twas this’n, methinks: https://blog.lostartpress.com/2021/12/23/my-bonnie-lies-over-the-ocean-a-way-to-shop-at-lost-art-press-from-outside-the-u-s/.
One might indeed want to do the maths on ‘t, but at a 40% reduction, I suspect the number of books one’d have to buy to come out tops would be well within reason …
Typo: “Make a Chair from a Tree” should be $23, not $33.
Fixed. Thank you
What is it about a sale!? I have many of the LAP books and had been content with what I have, but somehow I wound up ordering 3 more (plus the square). But, I’m glad to help with the inventory problem!
Thank you. I hope the items find good homes.
I only bought three, initially, from the sale, and then added everything else I’d been wanting, and a hat I don’t need, because of ALLLLLLL the money I saved!! At least I justified it that way to my wife.
I’m purchasing a book as a gift and would like to notify the recipient it’s from me. Anyway you could include a note?
Please send a note to help@lostartpress.com
Last Christmas one of my growers that I work with gave me a copy of The Anarchist’s Design Book. I read it and liked it very much. I have an extensive woodworking library at home and at my shop but haven’t bought a woodworking book in probably 20 years until this year. I purchased the other 2 books in the Anarchist series. I already have a workbench but read the workbench book first. I highly recommend Mr. Schwartz’s books.