There’s quite the flurry of new book news this week! We just heard from Matt Bickford, who is done writing all but the conclusion of his book on making wooden hollows and rounds, rabbet planes and dedicated moulders – now it’s down to photography. And, I just finished scanning in a selection of Chris Beckvoort’s sketches from working with customers through the years. They are for his “Sketches & Shop Notes” (working title). So look for those later this year or early next. (As well as Elia Bizzarri’s “Built for Speed,” on which I’m hard at work, and our Smalls book, for which the writing is scheduled to be done by the end of this month. We’re taking opening pictures now!)
– Fitz
Lost Art Press Blog
Plaiting a Hammer Handle
Katie Bister, manager of the Woodworking School at Pine Croft and a multi-talented craftsperson, made a gorgeous plaited grip for Chris’s Exeter hammer.
Handworks 2026, Sept. 4 & 5 in Amana, Iowa
Make plans to attend Handworks 2026 – it’s sure to be the hand tool event of the year. Not to be missed!
Revisiting Berea Student Craft
Student Craft has long offered lovely handmade items for sale – now, they offer many that are designed by the students to reflect the eight “Great Commitments” of the college.
Now Shipping: ‘Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration Desk’
Make a replica of this 18th-century traveling desk with the hep of author Ed Zappen.
