View this email in your browser Leveling Up, New Books & Tools, & More A quick look at all the stuff Lost Art Press published during the last seven days. The editorial team is in the United Kingdom right now, so we're a bit behind on our usual post schedule (such as it is). We'll be back next week, so it will be back to normal (as much as it ever is!). Lost Art Press Blog Leveling Legs There are about five or six ways Chris knows of to level the legs of a chair, and he's tried them all. This excerpt from "The Stick Chair Book" is the one he's found easiest to teach. Updates on New Books, Reprints & Tools We got notification that "Dutch Tool Chests" (by me!) shipped on Monday. I'll be signing copies as soon as I'm back, and we'll have those in the store shortly. Plus, we're finishing up work on the latest from George Walker and Jim Tolpin, "American Peasant" will soon be back in stock, Exeter hammer parts are on the works, and more. The American Peasant Substack Black & White Furniture Finishes Chris has experimented with several techniques, including dyes and bleaches and other chemicals to make wood black and white. This entry is basically where he's ended up. (Free for everyone) The Frustrating Bias Against Strut-leg Chairs Stretcher-less stick chairs – what we call "strut-leg" chairs – have survived just fine for centuries. Some of Chris's favorite Welsh chairs lack stretchers, including the first stick chair he built in 2003. Yet, few people want to make them. (Free for everyone) 2 Questions for You The most important lesson Chris has learned from lawyers deals with clients and customers. And that is: How do you start a relationship right, then keep it on track? (Free for everyone) Earlywood: I Love Difficult Teachers This is a tricky topic to discuss. Good teaching can resemble abuse – at least from the outside. But Chris doesn't think that good teachers ever actually abuse their students. Instead, he's found that his best teachers were both scrupulously fair and uncompromising. (Free for everyone) The Anarchist's Compass No. 2 If you demand a discount… (Free for everyone) The Anarchist's Apprentice Substack Wax-On, Wax-Off It's been almost exactly one year since Chris plucked Kale from a bakery to mold them into a chair minion (Kale's words). Now, close to the anniversary of the first talk we ever had together in the bench room, Kale is in Wales: the Motherland. (For paid subscribers, with a free preview) Never Sponsored Substack Saddling Tools for Beginning Chairmakers With tools for saddling a chair seat, the problems are that (1) there are so many different kinds, and (2) some of them are hard to come by. Beginning chairmakers get especially frustrated by this – and with good reason. (For paid subscribers, with a free preview) On Instagram This Week Chris helped 12 people make Welsh stick chairs in London. And we walked around the city – a lot (though not while teaching). – Fitz 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