'Backwoods Chairmakers' Supplement, Dutch Chest Gallery Excerpt, Backward Path to Furniture Design & More

View this email in your browser Backwoods Chairmakers Details, a Look at a few Tool Chests & More! A quick look at all the stuff Lost Art Press published during the last seven days. Its a busy short week with Thanksgiving fast upon us, and there's lots to do so I'm keeping this short…. Here's what's been on the LAP blog and substacks for the last week Lost Art Press Blog 'Backwoods Chairmakers' Supplemental Details Following questions from a few readers about dimensions for the three-slat chair and rocker in "Backwoods Chairmakers," author Andy Glenn offers his reasons for omitting them, and supplemental details for those who want them. The Dutch Tool Chest Gallery – A Sample In this excerpt from "Dutch Tool Chests," we show a couple reader chests from the gallery. The American Peasant Substack Earlywood: Insomnia – the Greatest Design Drug When Chris can't sleep, he steals out of bed and heads for his notebook and pencil to capture a design idea or a paragraph. (Free for everyone) The Backward Path Through Furniture Design Advice for beginners is often: First, build stuff that the world says is "good." That will train you to see "good" and design "good." But that's not how Chris learned, so he cannot in good faith recommend this path for young furniture makers. (For paid subscribers, with a free preview) The Anarchist's Apprentice Substack Welcome to Wales & Welcome Home Our trip to Wales – Kale's first chance to see Welsh Stick Chairs in their natural habitat – was basically food, then chairs. More chairs, followed by food.  (Free for everyone) Knowing When to Say No "No design decision should feel as intense as a life-threatening situation. No one is shutting off your oxygen supply – you're fine," writes Kale. (For paid subscribers, with a free preview) Never Sponsored Substack 2 Undaunted Drills As a chairmaker, Chris asks a lot of his drills. They need to spin large bits or reamers through hard woods. And they need a wide range of speeds and torque so that they don't ruin a bit by overheating it. Or take forever to do the job. (For paid subscribers, with a free preview) General Finishes 'Milk Paint' I've tried lots of substitutes, but I keep coming back to this "milk paint" (which is actually an acrylic) because of the desirable (to me, anyway!) look it produces. (For paid subscribers, with a free preview) On Instagram This Week Chairs, chairs and more chairs – including one clever trick with a skewer for drilling straight! 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