A Grape Eating Fox, Home Center Chair Legs & a Measuring Tape War

View this email in your browser A Grape Eating Fox, Home Center Chair Legs & a Measuring Tape War. Yep, You Read That Right. A quick look at all the stuff Lost Art Press published during the last seven days. With the holidays around the corner, we're tying up as many loose ends we can here before our holiday break. Chris is knee-deep in his new book, Megan is cutting dovetails for the blanket chest she's recreating for Williamsburg – and me? I've been carving an awful lot of spoons as I prepare for my next apprenticeship chair. Here's last week in a nutshell. – Kale Lost Art Press Blog Our Top-selling Titles of 2024 A list you didn't know you wanted. Chris shares the top ten, best-selling titles of the year for Lost Art Press. Did your favorite make the list? The Fox and Grapes on a Philadelphia High Chest Take a close look at an 18th-century Philadelphia high chest featuring an impressive carved scene of a fox reaching for grapes. What story was this carver attempting to tell? A Miscellany of 19th-century Tennessee Cabinetmakers & Chairmakers Contributor Suzanne Ellison's research never misses. Here, Suzanne compiles over a dozen historic newspaper ads from carpenters, cabinetmakers and chairmakers dating from 1809 to 1840. This read is sure to scratch your history itch. Holiday Shutdown: Dec. 24 – Jan. 1 See ya next year, folks! Woodworking Charities We Love & Support It's not too late to give this holiday season. Here's a list of organizations Lost Art Press continues to support so you can too. Impressed with the Simplicity "So I had first to unlearn, and then learn. I was lucky in the order that things happened to me. First, I built some chairs – then I got the books and found out how it should be done. By then I was conceited enough to think that I was closer to the men that built the chairs, 200 years ago, than the sophisticated authors. I have no intention of telling anyone how to build a stick chair, but I will tell you how I do it." – John Brown The American Peasant Substack An 'Interesting' Way of Doing a Book Chris has written many books – but he's never done it like this before. Get a sneak peak of Chris's latest work and his new book-writing process. (For paid subscribers, with a free preview) Earlywood: Woodworking Advice from the Food Industry Once again, Chris compares chairmaking to a subject previously thought to be completely unrelated to woodworking. (Free for everyone) For Paid Subscribers: 2 New Products What's Lost Art Press' version of a red flag? I'm glad you asked. Check out these new products in the works. (For paid subscribers, with a free preview) The Anarchist's Apprentice Substack Ch- Ch- Ch- Changes Things sure have been changing around the Lost Art Press headquarters. I share a look at our new offices and my latest woodworking hyper-fixation.   (For paid subscribers, with a free preview) The Reluctant Manager How does a business owner who never wanted employees end up with 5 full-time employees within 3 years? Chris provides insight to the business side of Lost Art Press. (I love having a boss that doesn't want to be a boss. Not sarcasm.) (For paid subscribers, with a free preview) Never Sponsored Substack Unofficial Gift Guide Suggestions In need of a last-minute, stocking stuffer for your favorite woodworker? We got you covered. (Free for everyone) Tape Measure Fisticuffs* Craving measuring tape content from two middle-aged woodworkers? Look no further! Chris and Megan have a passion debate over which woodshop measuring tape reigns supreme. (For paid subscribers, with a free preview) On Instagram This Week No card scraper? No problem. Razor blades make you look cooler anyways. Chris uses a razor blade in lieu of a card scraper to scratch off the lacquer of a store-bought chair leg. 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