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Update on the Book Formerly Known as ‘The Furniture of Necessity’ –
Almost every book I’ve written has started out as one thing (a manual on how to use crappy store-bought workbenches) and ended up as something else (“Workbenches: From Design & Theory to Construction & Use”). My latest book is no different. It began as examination of furniture forms that have remained unchanged for the last…
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Why the Haunch? –
FIG. 1. PURPOSE OF THE HAUNCH. This explains how the haunch strengthens the joint and fills in any groove that may be in the framework. This is an excerpt from “The Woodworker: The Charles H. Hayward Years: Volume III” published by Lost Art Press. The probability is that the haunch came into being as a…
Contest: Guess the Weight of the Empty Studley Chest –
UPDATE: The contest is over. We have a winner. Announcement to come. One of the factoids we want to include in Don Williams’ forthcoming book “Virtuoso” is the weight of the H.O. Studley tool chest – both loaded and unloaded. Today we weighed the unloaded chest on an analog scale. Yes, we know it’s not…
In the Works: September 2018 Edition –
We are asked regularly by customers and retailers about the status of upcoming books and other projects at Lost Art Press. I sometimes hesitate to talk too much about upcoming projects – or put a release date to them – because people get upset if we miss those dates. That said, here is the list…