Lost Art Press

Some customers who purchased the electronic version of “Campaign Furniture” encountered some problems with the pdf – some of the photos looked like photographic negatives.

The explanation is long, but the solution is short: If you ordered the electronic version you should have received an e-mail from us that a new file is available. This new file looks fine on all the devices we’ve tested so far.

If you did not receive an e-mail, check your junk mail for it and then send an e-mail to John at john@lostartpress.com or me at chris@lostartpress.com. We’ll fix you up.

— Christopher Schwarz

Our latest book, “Campaign Furniture,” is now available in our store for immediate shipment from our warehouse. Domestic orders placed before April 5, 2014, will receive free shipping.

The cost is $33 for the hardbound book. A pdf download of the book is $14. Or you can order both for $39. Full details are available in our store here.

“Campaign Furniture” will also be available from retailers here and abroad. Shipments of the book are on their way to these retailers, though we do not know when they will begin selling it. Here are the retailers that have agreed to stock the book:

• Lee Valley Tools
• Lie-Nielsen Toolworks
• Tools for Working Wood
• Highland Woodworking
• United Kingdom: Classic Hand Tools: www.classichandtools.co.uk
• Australia: Henry Eckert www.henryeckert.com.au

Like all Lost Art Press books, “Campaign Furniture” is produced entirely in the United States. The book is in a 6” x 9” format and hardbound. The interior is in full color and printed on paper that is heavy and coated with a matte finish for readability. The interior signatures are sewn for long-term durability.

All copies sold through the Lost Art Press web site are signed by the author via a letterpress bookplate.

— Christopher Schwarz

Our latest book, “Campaign Furniture,” will be on sale in our store on Friday with free domestic shipping (until April 5, 2014). The shipment of books arrived in our Indianapolis warehouse today, and the fulfillment service is getting everything ready to ship.

The hardbound book will be $33. The pdf version of the book will be $14. You can order both for the discounted price of $39.

In the meantime, we have prepared a free chapter for you to download. This short chapter is on building the campaign stool, one of the simpler projects in the book. We’ve received a lot of questions about the stool after we sold 100 of the tribolts for the stool last month. (If you want one of the tribolts now, you can buy them direct from Mike Siemsen, who made the bolts for us. Click here to order one – same price, same shipping arrangement.)

You can download the free chapter here:

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Be aware that it is more than 12mb – so if you have dial-up, go to your local library.

Also, as promised, here is a description of the physical book and a table of contents:

Like all Lost Art Press books, “Campaign Furniture” is produced entirely in the United States. The book is in a 6” x 9” format, 334 pages and hardbound. The interior is in full-color and printed on paper that is heavy and coated with a matte finish for readability. The interior signatures are sewn for long-term durability.

Table of Contents
Preface…vii
1. Campaign Style    1
2. Campaign Woods    38
3. Campaign Hardware    52
4. Campaign Chests    82
5. Campaign Secretaries    122
6. Folding Camp Stool    138
7. Roorkee Chairs    154
8. Strong Trunk    190
9. Field Desk    214
10. Collapsible Bookshelves    234
11. Traveling Bookcase    248
Afterword… 265

Appendices
A. Roubo on Campaigning… 269
B. India’s Joiners, by George Cecil… 279
C. Army & Navy Stores… 285
Acknowledgements…318
Further Reading…319
Index…323
Hardware Sources…331

The book is available only through Lost Art Press and our small network of retailers.

— Christopher Schwarz