Help 2 Scholarship Classes, Bad Axe Panel Saws & a Rocking Stick Chair

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View this email in your browser 2 Scholarship Classes, Bad Axe Panel Saws & a Rocking Stick Chair A quick look at all the stuff Lost Art Press published during the last seven days. We are starting off a busy week today. Megan is in Greenville, South Carolina, speaking to the guild there. Kale is helping get our new Brass Bevel Monkeys ready to ship, and I'm prepping lumber for a class next week. Here's what you might have missed last week…. Lost Art Press Blog A John Brown Rocking Chair Do rocking stick chairs exist? Well they are extremely rare, but Welsh chairmaker John Brown made one in 1988 that recently came up for auction. We have the photos and the story behind it. 'To Make Anything' When we build furniture, we embrace history, reject it or (perhaps) create it. No matter which path you choose, you need to understand the furniture record. This short blog entry explains why. Help Fund 2 Chairmaker's Toolbox Classes this Fall Megan and I are each teaching a scholarship class this fall for woodworkers who have historically been excluded from the craft. You can read more about our efforts here. If you would like to donate a few dollars to help pay for materials and food for the classes, you can do that via this link. Free Video: Arm Candy If you have ever struggled to accurately join the pieces of an armbow, I have a new free video that shows you the steps I take in the process. It's simple to do with a 6" rule and a finely set block plane. The American Peasant Substack Maybe Keep Your Day Job? A list of what it takes to publish a book, by the numbers. If you have ever wanted to write a book, this will give you some insight into what is required of you. (Free for everyone) Don't Go Back the Way You Came There are simple things you can do to inspire both your mind and your furniture designs. This short essay makes the case that simply choosing your route home can be an eye-opening experience. (For paid subscribers, with a free preview) The Anarchist's Apprentice Substack Make Things go Together Kale works out two new stool prototypes with some 2x6 pine. The experience dredges up their long-forgotten love of puzzles. (For paid subscribers, with a free preview) This is Only a Test With Kale progressing by leaps and bounds at the bench, Chris has Kale build a new clamp rack. Kale gets a construction drawing, a cutting list and a couple scrap boards. See the results on the substack. (Free for everyone) Never Sponsored Substack Full Disclosure: 1996-present We buy all the tools that we use and review for the substack. But where do we get our money? Here's a look at Chris' finances and business relationships since he entered the woodworking world in 1996. (Free for everyone) Bad Axe D8 Panel Saws Finding used panel saws in the wild can be a difficult undertaking – there just weren't a lot of them made. Bad Axe makes panel saws patterned off the Disston D8. They are expensive. Are they worth the money? (For paid subscribers, with a free preview) On Instagram This Week Chris and Megan almost get stranded in Tennessee while buying slabs of wood (margaritas save the day). Some pees at our new Brass Bevel Monkey. And some squirrel toys from the toy museum in Nuremberg. Visit Lost Art Press Copyright (C) 2024 Lost Art Press. All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you subscribed to the Lost Art Press blog. Welcome! We try our best to make this a good experience for both of us... Our mailing address is: Lost Art Press 407 Madison Ave Covington, KY 41011-1519 USA Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe