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2 Spots Available in the ‘Hammer in Hand’ Class
Because of a cancellation, there are two spots open in my “Hammer in Hand” class at The Center for Furniture Craftsmanship on July 16-20 in Rockport, Maine. The class is $695 and we will build three...
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Spots Open in the ‘Hammer in Hand’ Class
There are several spots open in the “Hammer in Hand” class that runs Sept. 4-8 at the Marc Adams School of Woodworking in Franklin, Ind. The class is perhaps poorly named – it’s not just about nails....
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Different Hardware for ‘The Schoolbox’
After building a half-dozen versions of The Schoolbox from “The Joiner and Cabinet Maker,” I’m beginning to dial in the design of the small chest to suit my taste. I am still enamored with the overall...
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The Schoolbox at the Marc Adams School of Woodworking
The reason I’m not answering your e-mails or phone messages this week is that I’m teaching the “Hammer in Hand” class at the Marc Adams School of Woodworking. We’re building three projects this week –...
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‘The Packing Box’ for One Book
The first project that young Thomas builds in “The Joiner and Cabinet Maker,” is a packing box, which was meant for a customer who was taking some books to the countryside. Most modern-day readers...
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Horton Hardware for the Schoolbox
At long last I’ve found my favorite pieces of hardware for the Schoolbox in “The Joiner and Cabinet Maker.” It only took me about 10 tries. The hardware shown in the photos is from Horton Brasses....
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Update: Leather Books, Roubo, Audiobook & etc.
Next week we will be able to sell the leather editions of “Mouldings in Practice” in our Lost Art Press store. There will be 26 to 30 copies available (depending on how many survive the binding...
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LAP Stuff that’s Just Around the Bend
In addition to the A.J. Roubo translation of “L’Art du Menuisier,” we have been working on lots of other projects. Here’s a quick look at what the Lost Art Press extended family is doing in the final...
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New CDs: Roy Underhill Reads ‘The Joiner & Cabinet Maker’
We have just received stock on the CD version of “The Joiner & Cabinet Maker” read by Roy Underhill on three CDs. The three-CD set is $27, is made in the USA (like all Lost Art Press products) and...
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Done With School? How About Lunch?
My favorite project from “The Joiner and Cabinet Maker” is the Schoolbox. I like its simple lines, its perfect proportions and its robust joinery. I’ve made at least 10 of them since reading, editing...
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The Joiner & Cabinet Maker & Floater
The recent flood in Deggendorf, Germany, was rough on the woodworking workshop of Dictum GmbH. Though the employees got the machinery out, the flood buckled the floors and split the workbenches. The...
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Book Report on ‘The Joiner and Cabinet Maker’
Danny with a jewelry box he made for my mother. It is made out of poplar, African mahogany and cherry. It is dovetailed at the corners and has a tray that lifts out to allow for more storage. The tray...
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Price Cut on the Audiobook of ‘The Joiner and Cabinet Maker’
Our audiobook version of “The Joiner and Cabinet Maker” read by Roy Underhill was a grand experiment. (Is there another woodworking audiobook?) We love the result – I’ve listened to it three times now....
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Install a Half-mortise Chest Lock
Last weekend at the San Diego Fine Woodworkers Association I didn’t have time to install the chest lock on the campaign-style officer’s trunk I built for the organization’s fall seminar. And so I...
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Get Your Books Signed in Iowa
Several Lost Art Press authors will be available at Handworks to sign your books. If you want to get Don Williams and Narayan Nayar to sign “Virtuoso: The Tool Cabinet and Workbench of Henry O....
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SketchUp Drawings for ‘The Joiner & Cabinet Maker’
Our second book at Lost Art Press was “The Joiner & Cabinet Maker,” a rare and early 19th-century fictional account of an apprenticeship in a rural England shop. It’s a fantastic little book,...
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Free Videos for ‘The Joiner & Cabinet Maker’
The Packing Box from Christopher Schwarz on Vimeo. When we published “The Joiner & Cabinet Maker” I had a large number of images that didn’t make it into the book for space reasons. So I put...
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Frame Fight: Coping Saws vs. Fret Saws
A fret saw’s thin blade drops into the kerf left by any dovetail saw. Then you just turn and saw. This is an excerpt from “The Joiner and Cabinet Maker” by Anon, Christopher Schwarz and and Joel...
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Two-Foot Rules
One leg of this scale has been cleaned with lanolin. The other has been wiped with wood bleach, which lightened the boxwood but didn’t affect the markings. This is an excerpt from “The Joiner and...
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The Job of a Cabinet Maker or Joiner
Some sample pages from “Skyring’s Builder’s Prices” (1833). Price books such as Skyring were the main guide for labor and materials costs for joiners, carpenters and others in the building trades. An...
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