At the request of readers, we have created a way for you to donate to help fund the two scholarship classes we are holding at Lost Art Press this fall.
In September, we are holding our second Chairmakers Toolbox class with six students. All students are from populations that are underrepresented in woodworking, including women, people of color and those who are gay, bi, trans or otherwise outsiders.
In November, Jerome Bias will lead a class of six African-American woodworkers as they build a blanket chest using hand tools.
I am picking up the tab for the wood and all the lunches during the classes. If you would like to donate to help with the wood or meals, simply click on this link, where you can make a donation with a credit card or with your PayPal account.
You will be able to designate which class the money goes to support, if that’s important to you.
I know that some of you have also mentioned donating tools for Jerome’s class. I’ll talk to Jerome about it and see if we can come up with a mechanism.
Thank you for your understanding and your generosity.
— Christopher Schwarz
Hello, the link makes me choose one or the other, what if I don’t care which?
There is now a third choice: Either program
Awesome . Thank you for everything you do !
I donated. Is there a point you will reach that you stop taking donations? I know that anything in excess will still be used for future classes. Will you be required to pay taxes on these donations as unearned income?
I’ll cut it off when we have enough for the classes. My accountant says that no, we don’t pay taxes on these. They are a gift.
Thank you LAP team for doing this. I hope you raise enough to also pay the instructor for their time and not just cover materials and food. I forwarded the the AA class link to a friend in Chicago who works with inner city youth and young adults. I hope you get some applicants from there.
Do we have permission to repost this to other social media sites?
Please do!
Helping create new woodworkers is a great goal.
Donated. It’s the least I can do to repay the free Stick Chair download. Good luck with the program.
I’m in! Glad you are doing this!
Sent what I could hoping others get the chance to experience the craft.
Please keep doing this!