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Good Evening! Forum Update 8/29 –
Good evening and welcome to Monday. After you order your copy of the “Stanley Catalogue No. 34” it is time to read the forum. Remember, if you have a question about our products, procedures in our books or anything related to Lost Art Press, the fastest way to get an answer is our forum. Check it…
Land Ho! How Nautical Bollards Crept Inland | Bollards Blog
Bollards & Post Covers Land Ho! How Nautical Bollards Crept Inland June 12, 2023 Posted by David 12 Jun Learn how nautical bollards migrated inland This small mooring bollard is sized to hold a pleasure craft, rather than a substantial ship. Even if you’re not of the nautical persuasion, you probably know that watercraft require…
Newsstand Crimes –
A real phone call from about 2004. Editor: “This is Chris.” Caller: “Hi, uh, this is going to sound kind of weird. But I was digging in the dumpster at Barnes & Noble in my town, and I found about 20 copies of your magazine there – all with the covers ripped off.” Editor: “Uh-huh.”…
The Nightmare from Which I Didn’t Awake –
One of my recurring dreams is that I’m demonstrating during a woodworking class and everything goes wrong. I have the wrong parts on the bench. Nothing fits. Things split. I am missing parts. I had that same dream today. Problem was, I didn’t wake up. I’m at David Savage’s woodworking school this week teaching how…
Travelling in style: luggage racks and wall paneling in railway carriages – National Railway Museum blog
Archivist Alison Kay shares some beautiful designs from the Wolverton Works archive. The Wolverton Works archive contains thousands of drawings of carriages and wagons including intricate designs of their interiors. These fantastically detailed drawings give a taste of what it might have been like to travel in these luxurious carriages. The details below are taken…
André Roubo: Elbow Grease, Tallow and Books –
Editor’s note: The below entry is part of a series of articles we have commissioned Brian Anderson to write about André Roubo in preparationd for the publication of “To Make as Perfectly as Possible: Roubo on Marquetry.” Brian, the translator for “Grandpa’s Workshop,” also wrote this entry on Roubo’s famous dome. It must have been…