Similar Posts
Letterpress Poster Update –
Yes, we are indeed sold out of our share of letterpress posters from “The Anarchist’s Tool Chest.” But don’t despair. Read on before sending us a(nother) nasty-gram. We sold 500 posters over the weekend. Another 400 posters – personally autographed like the ones we sold – are going to Lee Valley Tools this week for…
On Isinglass –
Fish glue is the best that one can use for gluing hard woods and metals. It is made with the skin, nervous and mucilaginous parts of certain large fish [sturgeon], which are found in the Russian seas. It is in the north where fish glue is made, from where the English and the Dutch bring…
scm_planer_IMG_5508 –
Share this: Print Email Facebook Tumblr Pinterest Twitter Like this: Like Loading…
WE_mallet_IMG_1540 –
Share this: Print Email Facebook Tumblr Pinterest Twitter Like this: Like Loading…
The Soothing Sounds of Chris Williams –
Chris Williams during his January 2020 visit to the Lost Art Press shop. If you’ve met Chris Williams, then you know “soothing” is not the most likely adjective to describe him – typically I’d choose “hilarious,” “enthusiastic,” “skilled” … something that gets across his larger-than-life personality and absolute love for and mastery as a maker…
“When cabbage and peas were often our best meal.” A Letter from an 18th-century Journeyman Cabinetmaker –
In late October 1716 Jacob Arend, a journeyman cabinetmaker, was 28 years old and at a crossroads. He and his fellow journeyman, Johannes Witthalm, had recently finished work on a writing cabinet. They both worked for Servacius Arend, Jacob’s older brother and the cabinetmaker to the court of Würzburg in Germany. The writing cabinet was a masterpiece…