Anarchist's Gift Guide, Storefront Update, Holiday Shipping Deadlines

View this email in your browser Anarchist's Gift Guide, New Storefront Update and Holiday Shipping Deadlines A quick look at all the stuff Lost Art Press published during the last seven days. We are sitting out the insane holiday season and don't have any special promotions, sales or bundles to peddle. Instead, we are working on restoring our old factory building (more on that below) and keeping Exeter hammers in stock. If that's not strange enough, I'm taking a sabbatical this month to finish writing a new book with a naughty title. — Christopher Schwarz Lost Art Press Blog Workbenches: 16th-18th Centuries Researcher Suzanne Ellison takes us down an interesting historical path on workbenches that uses old paintings to trace how they developed. After reading this entry, you'll never look at liturgical paintings the same again. The 2024 Anarchist's Gift Guide We are in the middle of posting daily gift guide entries. So be sure to check back this week for new entries. This is the gift guide you can trust. Nothing is sponsored. It's all stuff that we use and recommend from our workshop. This year, I've added a couple clothing entries, including my favorite U.S.-made blue-jeans. Last Day to Order for Christmas Delivery: Dec. 15 If you are buying a Lost Art Press book or tool for someone, you have until Dec. 15 to place the order and be assured that it will arrive before Christmas. So get clicking. Anthe Update: New Storefront & Offices We are on the verge of moving our storefront and offices to 407 Madison Ave. in Covington, so we will have (almost) all operations in one location. We'll have a dedicated storefront to visit, plus more room for tool assembly and designing books. The American Peasant Substack Taking a Sabbatical For most of December, you won't be hearing much from me (this is Chris writing). I'm taking the month to complete a book that has been dogging me for seven years. Details are on the substack. (For paid subscribers, with a free preview) Earlywood: I'm Thinking I'm Overthinking A reminder: Sometimes the obstacle to learning a new skill is that you have read too much about it and haven't given it a go. What if you did it the other way around? I tried this as an experiment with my daughter Katherine. (Free for everyone) The Anarchist's Apprentice Substack It's All an Experiment This isn't a production shop. So learning how to crank out the work is tough because we are always trying out new things. Almost every day. In this entry we discuss using heating pads to bend wood and bleaching oak with different chemicals. (Free for everyone) Knowing When to Say No Kale recounts becoming lost after leaving the National Park Service, and how a wad of floating bandages got them on the right path. A fantastically written piece. (For paid subscribers, with a free preview) Never Sponsored Substack The Anarchist's Gift Guide – in Full Paid subscribers get the entire gift guide in one big swoop. If you are a paid subscriber, click here to see the whole thing. (Free paid subscribers) On Instagram This Week We've been filming a new video on making a stick chair with green wood starring Rudy Everts. It's a completely different approach to how we build chairs – and fun. 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