{"title":"Lost Art Press Titles","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"sharpen-this","title":"Sharpen This","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSharpen This\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is a practical guide to the often-bewildering world of sharpening hand tools; it leaves aside the clutter of metallurgy and tertiary bevels, and delivers a concise lesson in how to achieve a fine cutting edge. 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All You Need to Know About Steel    108\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4. 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The lessons begin with a simple 17th-century chest. The authors show you the basic system behind the chest‘s overall proportions. They then explain (using words and clear line drawings) how the module helps lay out the chest’s rails, stiles and panels. Once you understand the system behind the chest, Tolpin and Walker show you how to use the same system to design a contemporary hi-fi cabinet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Good Eye” then marches forward with this format. Learn asymmetry with the help of pieces from Asia. Tackle secondary modules while exploring a Shaker sewing table. Then learn to improve existing designs with the process of “refinement,” where you play with different layouts (all using the same system) to find the one that is most pleasing. Then they explain ornamentation and curves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll of these high-minded ideas are backed up with real-world examples. 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Chairs!\u003cbr\u003e15: Notes on Chair Comfort\u003cbr\u003e16: Staked Backstool, Plate 8\u003cbr\u003e17: Staked Chair, Plate 9\u003cbr\u003e18: Staked Armchair, Plate 10\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBOARDED FURNITURE\u003cbr\u003e19: All Aboveboard\u003cbr\u003e20: Bare Bones Basics of Nail Technology\u003cbr\u003e21: Low Boarded Bench, Plate 11\u003cbr\u003e22: Boarded Tool Chest, Plate 12\u003cbr\u003e23: To Make Anything\u003cbr\u003e24: Six-board Chest, Plate 13\u003cbr\u003e25: Mule Chest, Plate 14\u003cbr\u003e26: Boarded Settle Chair, Plate 15\u003cbr\u003e27: Boarded Bookshelf, Plate 16\u003cbr\u003e28: Aumbry, Plate 17\u003cbr\u003e29: Fear Not\u003cbr\u003e30: Coffin, Plate 18\u003cbr\u003e31: The Island of Misfit Designs\u003cbr\u003eAfterword\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAPPENDICES\u003cbr\u003eA: Tools You Need\u003cbr\u003eB: On Hide Glue\u003cbr\u003eC: On Soap Finish\u003cbr\u003eD: On Milk Paint\u003cbr\u003eE: Tenons by Hand\u003cbr\u003eF: Machine Tapers\u003cbr\u003eG: Seat Templates\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eSupplies\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lost Art Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47565517455578,"sku":"300-1000","price":54.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0053\/4098\/7482\/files\/ADB.webp?v=1770387862"},{"product_id":"ingenious-mechanicks","title":"Ingenious Mechanicks","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEarly Workbenches \u0026amp; Workholding\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eby Christopher Schwarz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWorkbenches with screw-driven vises are a fairly modern invention. For more than 2,000 years, woodworkers built complex and beautiful pieces of furniture using simpler benches that relied on pegs, wedges and the human body to grip the work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhile it’s easy to dismiss these ancient benches as obsolete, they are – at most – misunderstood.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor three years, Christopher Schwarz built these ancient workbenches and put them to work in his shop to build all manner of furniture. Absent any surviving ancient instruction manuals for these benches, Schwarz relied on hundreds of historical paintings of these benches for clues as to how they worked. 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Cost: about $6 for a quart of paint – and 10 minutes' work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWoodworker Nick Kroll spent two years formulating and testing his recipe for fresh milk  paint, which is based on historical recipes for casein paints – plus a little modern ingenuity. The paint goes on like an acrylic and dries fast – you can put on four coats in a day with no problem. Once dry, the paint has a low luster and hardens to become incredibly durable.  You can then leave the paint as-is or topcoat it with wax, oil or whatever you prefer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost of all, you can make paint in any color you want with inexpensive powdered artist  pigments. Take a deep red from the soil in Ercolano, Italy, where Pompeii is located. Use a sage green from France. One of the many ochres that color our world. Or select one of the many synthetic pigments that create colors not found in nature. 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