LAP Food Tour & More Exeter Hammers This Week

View this email in your browser The Food Tour You've Been Waiting For & Honest Thoughts About ACRE A quick look at all the stuff Lost Art Press published during the last seven days. We're coming off a busy weekend – Megan taught a Dutch tool chest class for The Chairmaker's Toolbox at the Willard storefront while Chris assembled Exeter hammers at Anthe. As Megan recovers from her busy weekend I'll be heading to Anthe to assemble even more hammers. And Chris – well, he's always up to something. Here's last week at a glance. Lost Art Press Blog A Cheat Sheet for 'Principles of Design' Interested in our latest release "Principles of Design" but can't find the time to read it? Chris whipped up a paraphrased cheat sheet of the book with you in mind. He offers a free download of key design principles in this post. Jaws With how often we use our carver's vises, it's no wonder why replacing the jaws are common shop maintenance around here. I write about and give a visual step-by-step guide as to how we do it. The Lost Art Press Food Tour It's no secret: If you've taken any class at Lost Art Press then you're well aware of how obsessed we are with good food  and how we love sharing our obsession with others. Consider this our official (as of October 2024) food guide to the area. Next time you visit us, give some of these suggestions a try. The American Peasant Substack Decide You Are Not Done Can swimming practice make a better woodworker? Chris says yes – or, at least it worked for him. Read how in this post. (For paid subscribers, with a free preview) Earlywood: Making Things Hard/Easy There are seemingly endless approaches to teaching woodworking. Chris weighs the "hard" approach vs. the "easy" approach through the lens of how he's been taught and how he teaches. (Free for everyone) Exeter Update (More Hammers Tomorrow) Assembling our new Exeter Hammers has come with numerous unforeseen challenges. Here, Chris shares several lessons learned during our manufacturing process.   (Free for everyone) The Anarchist's Apprentice Substack Exeter Hammer Assembly – A Pressing Concern You're right to wonder why we've been writing about our Exeter hammers so dang much. As it turns out, it's been taking up a lot of our time, about three minutes per hammer to be exact. In this post I give a behind-the-scenes look at what our hammer assembly procedure looks like. (For paid subscribers, with a free preview) The Only Thing to Fear is Dull "Many beginning woodworkers are fearful of sharpening. Yes, they're afraid that they'll make the edge worse with their efforts. Or that they will fail to get a sharp edge…." "We are not permitting Kale to pass through this fearful phase." Chris writes about conditioning me to sharpening via exposure therapy. (For paid subscribers, with a free preview) Never Sponsored Substack ACRE for Furniture? – Probably Not Is ACRE – a manufactured wood substitute – a viable alternative for chair arm bending? Chris experiments and writes about his findings. (For paid subscribers, with a free preview) – Kale Vogt On Instagram This Week Another day, another cat picture. Wally lends a paw during my edge glue-up. 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