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Authors, George R. Walker and Jim Tolpin\n   \u003c\/b\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   Throughout this book, George Walker and Jim Tolpin use music as a metaphor to explain the mechanics of design.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   They have done three things that no other book on furniture design has accomplished:\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   They refuse to accept that furniture design is a system of secret codes and numbers that merely need to be applied at the drafting table to create beauty. Or that design is innate and unteachable.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   They reveal a much simpler system - similar to notes on a scale - that can guide your efforts to train your hand, eye and mind to create pleasing forms.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   They give you a roadmap (instead of a plane ticket) for you to follow in the journey ahead. They show you the \"musical scales\" you need to practice. They show you how the instruments works. 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It gives you enough science so you understand how trees grow, itexplains the handful of formulas you have to know as a furnituremaker to cope with wood's annoyingtendency to expand and contract as the weather changes, and it gives you enough specific information about North American woods to inspire you to work in a variety of species.He encourages you to use the trees that fall in your own neighborhood, suggesting thatnot being able to find catalpa at your local lumberyard doesn't mean its not a good furniture wood.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   You'll learn to identify the trees around you from their silhouette, leaves and shoots, and you'll learn the vagaries of how the different species work in the shop.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   In the heart of the book, Becksvoort discusses the details of how wood reacts to itsenvironment. You'll learn to calculate and accommodate woodmovement with confidence and precision. And you'll learn how to design furnitureassemblies - casework, drawers, doors and moulding - so they will move with the seasonswithout cracking.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   There is also a chapter on how to manage your own small forest  how to carefor the trees, encourage them to thrive, as well as how to harvest them, including the basics of cutting,stacking and drying the wood.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   Hardcover, 144 Pages\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   ISBN: 978-0-98507-774-7\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   Norm Reid's\n   \u003ca data-prev-url=\"\/woodworking-tips-1311nov\/withthegrain.html\" href=\"https:\/\/info.highlandwoodworking.com\/woodworking-tips-1311nov\/withthegrain.html\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Book Review of With The Grain\"\u003e\n    Book Review of\n    \u003cem\u003e\n     With the Grain\n    \u003c\/em\u003e\n   \u003c\/a\u003e\n   .\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   Publisher:\n   \u003ca data-prev-url=\"\/search.aspx?manufacturer=1553\" href=\"\/pages\/custom-search?manufacturer=1553\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Lost Art Press\"\u003e\n    \u003cstrong\u003e\n     Lost Art Press\n    \u003c\/strong\u003e\n   \u003c\/a\u003e\n   \u003cbr\u003e\n   Reviews:\n   \u003ca data-prev-url=\"\/lostartpress.aspx\" href=\"\/pages\/custom-lostartpress\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Lost Art Press Reviews\"\u003e\n    \u003cstrong\u003e\n     Lost Art Press Reviews\n    \u003c\/strong\u003e\n   \u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"border:solid 2px #660000; background-color:#EDE9E2;margin:25px 0px 25px 0px;text-align:center;\"\u003e\n   \u003cspan style=\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003e\n    We do not sell Lost Art Press books to resellers.\n   \u003c\/span\u003e\n   \u003cbr\u003e\n   We reserve the right to cancel any order we believe to be from a reseller.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n \n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Lost Art Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50821865341210,"sku":"204729","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0904\/5167\/3370\/files\/204729d.jpg?v=1768341789"},{"product_id":"the-village-carpenter-by-walter-rose","title":"The Village Carpenter by Walter Rose","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n \n  \u003cp\u003e\n   \u003cb\u003e\n    The Village Carpenter : The Classic Memoir of the Life of a Victorian Craftsman. Author, Walter Rose\n   \u003c\/b\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   First published in 1937, this woodworking classic reveals a fascinating look into the social structure of a 19th-century English town and a carpenter's place in it. Encapsulating a time prior to power tools and mass production, when woodworkers made virtually everything.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   Rose details the various aspects of country carpentry in England. It covers watermills, pumps, tools, farm work, and much more. Rose was a master from a family of master carpenters.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   \u003ci\u003e\n    The Village Carpenter\n   \u003c\/i\u003e\n   will be of great interest to any carpenter or woodworker with an appreciation for the history of their craft.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   \u003cbr\u003e\n   ISBN 978-1-61035-051-8\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   146 Pages, Paperback\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n \n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Linden Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50821887623450,"sku":"205768","price":14.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0904\/5167\/3370\/files\/205768d.jpg?v=1768341954"},{"product_id":"campaign-furniture-by-christopher-schwarz","title":"Campaign Furniture By Christopher Schwarz","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n \n  \u003cp\u003e\n   \u003cb\u003e\n    Campaign Furniture By Christopher Schwarz\n   \u003c\/b\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   For almost 200 years, simple and sturdy pieces of campaign furniture were used by people all over the globe, and yet this remarkable furniture style is now almost unknown to most woodworkers and furniture designers.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   The latest book from\n   \u003ca data-prev-url=\"\/search.aspx?manufacturer=1553\" href=\"\/pages\/custom-search?manufacturer=1553\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Lost Art Press\"\u003e\n    \u003cstrong\u003e\n     Lost Art Press\n    \u003c\/strong\u003e\n   \u003c\/a\u003e\n   seeks to restore this style to its proper place by introducing woodworkers to the simple lines, robust joinery and ingenious hardware that characterize campaign pieces.\n   \u003ci\u003e\n    Campaign Furniture\n   \u003c\/i\u003e\n   by Christopher Schwarz uses more than 400 photos and drawings to explain the foundations of the style, and it provides plans for nine piece of classic campaign furniture, from the classic stackable chests of drawers to folding Roorkee chairs and collapsible bookcases.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   In addition to all that,\n   \u003ci\u003e\n    Campaign Furniture\n   \u003c\/i\u003e\n   contains the first English-language translation of A.J. 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But the four women are more interested in developing the world's first supercomputer (using abandoned punch-card tabulating machines), and Calvin is more interested in woodworking...and in one particular woman: Kathryn Dale Harper, host of the radio program \"Homemaker Chats\". How best to woo her? Why, a radio show: \"Grandpa Sam's Woodshop of the Air!\"It is an almost-overnight sensation...But - as Calvin discovers - success breeds jealousy...a dangerous thing when ones enemy has friends in high places.Can Calvin and his friends save the world through woodworking, one listener at a time? Perhaps - but first, they will have to save themselves from Nazis, the clutches of the FBI, bureaucracy and wooden legs that break at inopportune times.\"\n  \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   Roy Underhill has such a great natural wit and sense of humor, you know his novel will be a great read! Chalk it up to another delightful book from\n   \u003ca data-prev-url=\"\/search.aspx?manufacturer=1553\" href=\"\/pages\/custom-search?manufacturer=1553\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Lost Art Press\"\u003e\n    \u003cstrong\u003e\n     Lost Art Press\n    \u003c\/strong\u003e\n   \u003c\/a\u003e\n   Publishing.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   \u003cbr\u003e\n   ISBN 978-0-99062-302-1\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   Hardcover, 384 Pages\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   Publisher:\n   \u003ca data-prev-url=\"\/search.aspx?manufacturer=1553\" href=\"\/pages\/custom-search?manufacturer=1553\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Lost Art Press\"\u003e\n    \u003cstrong\u003e\n     Lost Art Press\n    \u003c\/strong\u003e\n   \u003c\/a\u003e\n   \u003cbr\u003e\n   Reviews:\n   \u003ca data-prev-url=\"\/lostartpress.aspx\" href=\"\/pages\/custom-lostartpress\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Lost Art Press Reviews\"\u003e\n    \u003cstrong\u003e\n     Lost Art Press Reviews\n    \u003c\/strong\u003e\n   \u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"border:solid 2px #660000; background-color:#EDE9E2;margin:25px 0px 25px 0px;text-align:center;\"\u003e\n   \u003cspan style=\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003e\n    We do not sell Lost Art Press books to resellers.\n   \u003c\/span\u003e\n   \u003cbr\u003e\n   We reserve the right to cancel any order we believe to be from a reseller.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n \n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Lost Art Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50821896732954,"sku":"204745","price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0904\/5167\/3370\/files\/204745d.jpg?v=1768342017"},{"product_id":"the-lost-carving-a-journey-to-the-heart-of-making","title":"The Lost Carving - A Journey to the Heart of Making","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n \n  \u003cp\u003e\n   \u003cb\u003e\n    The Lost Carving - A Journey to the Heart of Making. Author, David Esterly\n   \u003c\/b\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   Awestruck at the sight of a Grinling Gibbons carving in a London church, David Esterly chose to dedicate his life to woodcarving-its physical rhythms, intricate beauty, and intellectual demands. Forty years later, he is the foremost practitioner of Gibbons's forgotten technique, which revolutionized ornamental sculpture in the late 1600s with its spectacular cascades of flowers, fruits, and foliage.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   After a disastrous fire at Henry VIII's Hampton Court Palace, Esterly was asked to replace the Gibbons masterpiece destroyed by the flames. It turned out to be the most challenging year in Esterly's life, forcing him to question his abilities and delve deeply into what it means to make a thing well. Written with a philosopher's intellect and a poet's grace,\n   \u003ci\u003e\n    The Lost Carving\n   \u003c\/i\u003e\n   explores the connection between creativity and physical work and illuminates the passionate pursuit of a vocation that unites head and hand and heart.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   Read Norm Reid's\n   \u003ca data-prev-url=\"https:\/\/www.highlandwoodworking.com\/woodworking_books\/the-lost-carving-book-review.html\" href=\"https:\/\/info.highlandwoodworking.com\/woodworking_books\/the-lost-carving-book-review.html\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Book Review of The Lost Carving - A Journey to the Heart of Making\"\u003e\n    Book Review of\n    \u003cem\u003e\n     The Lost Carving - A Journey to the Heart of Making\n    \u003c\/em\u003e\n   \u003c\/a\u003e\n   .\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   \u003cbr\u003e\n   ISBN 978-0-14312-441-2\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   288 Pages, Paperback\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n \n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50821922783514,"sku":"201049","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0904\/5167\/3370\/files\/201049d.jpg?v=1768342139"},{"product_id":"by-hound-and-eye","title":"By Hound and Eye","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n \n  \u003cp\u003e\n   \u003cb\u003e\n    By Hound \u0026amp; Eye: A Plain \u0026amp; Easy Guide to Designing Furniture with no Further Trouble. Authors, Geo. R Walker \u0026amp; Jim Tolpin\n   \u003c\/b\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   \u003ci\u003e\n    By Hound \u0026amp; Eye\n   \u003c\/i\u003e\n   is an illustrated cartoon journey through the world of pre-industrial design geometry. It stars Journeyman and his pizza-loving dog, Snidely, as they untangle the world of points, segments, arcs and the three-dimensional world using nothing more than a compass, straightedge and pencil.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   After each new idea is introduced, you are shown how to perform the exercise yourself right in the workbook. You can perform all the exercises in an afternoon. And even if you have been steeped in geometry for years, we are certain you will experience several eye-opening moments while performing the exercises. This book connects geometry to furniture design in a way that no other book has. And the exercises ensure the lessons will make it from the page and into your fingers. Reading about it is one thing - doing it is another (like woodworking). Also fun: George and Jim have given their work the look and feel of a middle-school workbook, complete with slightly corny jokes.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   The 192-page workbook is softcover with a sewn and glued binding for durability. The workbook is being hand illustrated and hand lettered by Andrea Love. It is written as a companion to the hardbound book\n   \u003cahref target=\"_blank\"\u003e\n    \u003ci\u003e\n     By Hand \u0026amp; Eye (204728)\n    \u003c\/i\u003e\n    by Walker and Tolpin. The two books are meant to complement one another.\n    \u003ci\u003e\n     By Hand \u0026amp; Eye\n    \u003c\/i\u003e\n    focuses more on the history behind the geometrical systems and offers projects using the simple ratios explored in the book. The workbook\n    \u003ci\u003e\n     By Hound \u0026amp; Eye\n    \u003c\/i\u003e\n    is concerned mostly with the practical exercises needed to open your inner eye and offers exercises not found in the hardbound book.\n   \u003c\/ahref\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   Paperback, 192 Pages\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   ISBN: 978-0-9906230-5-2\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   Norm Reid's\n   \u003ca data-prev-url=\"\/blasts2015\/by-hound-and-eye-book-review.html\" href=\"https:\/\/info.highlandwoodworking.com\/blasts2015\/by-hound-and-eye-book-review.html\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Book Review of By Hound \u0026amp; Eye\"\u003e\n    Book Review of\n    \u003cem\u003e\n     By Hound \u0026amp; Eye\n    \u003c\/em\u003e\n   \u003c\/a\u003e\n   .\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   Publisher:\n   \u003ca data-prev-url=\"\/search.aspx?manufacturer=1553\" href=\"\/pages\/custom-search?manufacturer=1553\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Lost Art Press\"\u003e\n    \u003cstrong\u003e\n     Lost Art Press\n    \u003c\/strong\u003e\n   \u003c\/a\u003e\n   \u003cbr\u003e\n   Reviews:\n   \u003ca data-prev-url=\"\/lostartpress.aspx\" href=\"\/pages\/custom-lostartpress\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Lost Art Press Reviews\"\u003e\n    \u003cstrong\u003e\n     Lost Art Press Reviews\n    \u003c\/strong\u003e\n   \u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"border:solid 2px #660000; background-color:#EDE9E2;margin:25px 0px 25px 0px;text-align:center;\"\u003e\n   \u003cspan style=\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003e\n    We do not sell Lost Art Press books to resellers.\n   \u003c\/span\u003e\n   \u003cbr\u003e\n   We reserve the right to cancel any order we believe to be from a reseller.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n \n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Lost Art Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50821922914586,"sku":"204748","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0904\/5167\/3370\/files\/204748d.jpg?v=1768342140"},{"product_id":"swedish-blacksmithing-by-noren-enander","title":"Swedish Blacksmithing by Noren and Enander","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n \n  \u003cp\u003e\n   \u003cb\u003e\n    Swedish Blacksmithing by Norén \u0026amp; Enander\n   \u003c\/b\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   It is difficult to describe the attraction many people feel to iron and blacksmithing. Throughout time, the trade of blacksmithing has been surrounded by an almost magical aura. The smith produced the tools and the weapons that meant livelihood, life and maybe death.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   In the last decade,\n   \u003ci\u003e\n    Swedish Blacksmithing\n   \u003c\/i\u003e\n   has found its place as a standard handbook for blacksmithing in all of Scandinavia and even in Germany. Here you will find descriptions, with complete technical instructions, of the whole process:\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cul\u003e\n   \u003cli\u003e\n    The history of the forge\n   \u003c\/li\u003e\n   \u003cli\u003e\n    How to build a simple forge\n   \u003c\/li\u003e\n   \u003cli\u003e\n    Necessary tools\n   \u003c\/li\u003e\n   \u003cli\u003e\n    Art of forging an axe\n   \u003c\/li\u003e\n   \u003cli\u003e\n    Secrets of damask\n   \u003c\/li\u003e\n   \u003cli\u003e\n    Knife making and typical everyday utensils\n   \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  All of this is covered using dialogue between a contemporary blacksmith and his eager apprentice. Over four hundred drawings and photographs assist in illustrating this craft.\n  \u003ci\u003e\n   Swedish Blacksmithing\n  \u003c\/i\u003e\n  appeals to anyone who wants to learn blacksmithing or just interested in reading about this craft that has had and continues to have a huge significance for the development of society.\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   \u003cbr\u003e\n   ISBN 978-91-975634-8-2\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   Paperback, 209 pages\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n \n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Gransfors Bruks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50821924585754,"sku":"208999","price":58.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0904\/5167\/3370\/files\/208999d.jpg?v=1768342150"},{"product_id":"harvest-your-own-lumber-john-english","title":"Harvest Your Own Lumber - John English","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n \n  \u003cp\u003e\n   \u003cb\u003e\n    Harvest Your Own Lumber: How to Fell, Saw, Dry and Mill Wood. Author, John English\n   \u003c\/b\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   In today's artisan, hands-on, and environmentally conscience landscape, there are many reasons to harvest your own lumber: you can access new species and unique cuts of wood; you can save a healthy log from the landfill by finding it a useful purpose; and there is a pleasing symmetry in building a toy for a grandson from the branch that held his daddy's tire-swing.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   A concise guide for the small shop or enthusiastic hobbyist,\n   \u003ci\u003e\n    Harvest Your Own Lumber\n   \u003c\/i\u003e\n   covers all of the important steps in the conversion of wood. John English takes the reader from selecting the raw material to the final drying of the harvested timber. All of the steps in between are explained in clear text accompanied with photographs and charts that make the process of harvesting your own lumber a guaranteed success.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   The process of harvesting your own lumber is much more than just felling the tree and sawing it into usable boards. You must consider which species of tree will produce quality timber; how to safely fell the tree; and how to dry and mill the log into usable lumber.\n   \u003ci\u003e\n    Harvest Your Own Lumber\n   \u003c\/i\u003e\n   explains and illustrates the various choices available from what types of grain pattern to expect to the many defects to be aware of. Also included is an extensive chapter on chain saws and safety while felling trees.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   \u003ci\u003e\n    Harvest Your Own Lumber\n   \u003c\/i\u003e\n   also provides detailed information on sawing to grade - that is, how to get the best yield with the specific grain - plus useful information on humidity and wood, kiln and air drying, various types of kilns and milling rough boards to get them flat and straight.\n   \u003ci\u003e\n    Harvest Your Own Lumber\n   \u003c\/i\u003e\n   is a must-have handbook for any woodworker, builder, carpenter, or craftsman that relies on good quality wood.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   ISBN 978-1-61035-243-7\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   130 Pages, Paperback\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n \n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Linden Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50821924749594,"sku":"202786","price":17.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0904\/5167\/3370\/files\/202786d.jpg?v=1768342150"},{"product_id":"the-woodworker-the-charles-hayward-years-vol-1","title":"The Woodworker - The Charles Hayward Years","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n \n  \u003cp\u003e\n   \u003cstrong\u003e\n    The Woodworker - The Charles Hayward Years - Paperback\n   \u003c\/strong\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   Selected articles from\n   \u003ci\u003e\n    The Woodworker Magazine\n   \u003c\/i\u003e\n   .\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   There is little doubt that Charles H. Hayward (1898-1998) was the most important workshop writer and editor of the 20th century. Unlike any person before( and perhaps after) him, Hayward was a trained cabinetmaker and extraordinary illustrator, not to mention an excellent designer, writer, editor and photographer. As editor of \"The Woodworker\" magazine from 1939 to 1967,Hayward oversaw the transformation of the craft from one that was almost entirely hand-tool based to a time where machines were common, inexpensive and had displaced the handplanes, chisels and backsaws of Hayward's training and youth.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   While Hayward didn't mind machines (he wrote the book \"Light Machines for Woodwork\" in 1952), he never stopped filling the pages of his magazine within formation on hand tools, joinery and finishing that is difficult to come by today,even with the Internet to help us. Hayward and his contributors took great pains to teach readers how to use these hand tools, whether it was a jack plane, a Stanley45, a metallic side-rebate plane or a quirk router. This sort of information was rarely written down, and much of it was lost in decaying magazines or cemeteries.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   During the last eight years, Chris Schwarz and staff at\n   \u003ca data-prev-url=\"\/search.aspx?manufacturer=1553\" href=\"\/pages\/custom-search?manufacturer=1553\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Lost Art Press\"\u003e\n    \u003cstrong\u003e\n     Lost Art Press\n    \u003c\/strong\u003e\n   \u003c\/a\u003e\n   culled,organized, scanned, edited and re-edited these articles to create four excellent paperback volumes. This is not simply a quick reprint of old magazines. They reset all of the type, and scanned and cleaned every image. The entire project took a dozen people all over the country working several hundred hours.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   \u003ci\u003e\n    The Woodworker - The Charles Hayward Years\n   \u003c\/i\u003e\n   is produced and printed entirely in the United States. It is printed on smooth acid-free #60 paper and joined with a tough binding that is sewn,affixed with fiber tape and then glued.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   The paperback volumes are organized as follows:\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"wrap\"\u003e\n   \u003cdiv class=\"left_col\"\u003e\n    \u003ch5\u003e\n     Volume I: Tools\n    \u003c\/h5\u003e\n    \u003cul style=\"margin:-3px 0px 10px 0px;\"\u003e\n     \u003cli\u003e\n      Sharpening\n     \u003c\/li\u003e\n     \u003cli\u003e\n      Setting Out Tools \u0026amp; Chisels\n     \u003c\/li\u003e\n     \u003cli\u003e\n      Planes\n     \u003c\/li\u003e\n     \u003cli\u003e\n      Saws\n     \u003c\/li\u003e\n     \u003cli\u003e\n      Boring Tools\n     \u003c\/li\u003e\n     \u003cli\u003e\n      Carving\n     \u003c\/li\u003e\n     \u003cli\u003e\n      Turning\n     \u003c\/li\u003e\n     \u003cli\u003e\n      Veneering \u0026amp; Inlay\n     \u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n    \u003ch5\u003e\n     Volume II: Techniques\n    \u003c\/h5\u003e\n    \u003cul style=\"margin:-3px 0px 10px 0px;\"\u003e\n     \u003cli\u003e\n      General Techniques\n     \u003c\/li\u003e\n     \u003cli\u003e\n      Miscellaneous Tools \u0026amp; Techniques\n     \u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n   \u003c\/div\u003e\n   \u003cdiv class=\"right_col\"\u003e\n    \u003ch5\u003e\n     Volume III: Joinery\n    \u003c\/h5\u003e\n    \u003cul style=\"margin:-3px 0px 10px 0px;\"\u003e\n     \u003cli\u003e\n      Foreword to Volume III\n     \u003c\/li\u003e\n     \u003cli\u003e\n      Panel Joints\n     \u003c\/li\u003e\n     \u003cli\u003e\n      Frame Joints\n     \u003c\/li\u003e\n     \u003cli\u003e\n      Dovetail and Carcass Joints\n     \u003c\/li\u003e\n     \u003cli\u003e\n      Miscellaneous Joints\n     \u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n    \u003ch5\u003e\n     Volume IV: Shop \u0026amp; Furniture\n    \u003c\/h5\u003e\n    \u003cul style=\"margin:-3px 0px 10px 0px;\"\u003e\n     \u003cli\u003e\n      The Workshop\n     \u003c\/li\u003e\n     \u003cli\u003e\n      Furniture \u0026amp; its Details\n     \u003c\/li\u003e\n     \u003cli\u003e\n      Frame Joints\n     \u003c\/li\u003e\n     \u003cli\u003e\n      Odds \u0026amp; Sods\n     \u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n   \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   Norm Reid's\n   \u003ca data-prev-url=\"\/woodworking-tips-1605may\/the-woodworker-charles-hayward-book-review.html\" href=\"https:\/\/info.highlandwoodworking.com\/woodworking-tips-1605may\/the-woodworker-charles-hayward-book-review.html\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Book Review of The Woodworker - The Charles Hayward Years\"\u003e\n    Book Review of\n    \u003cem\u003e\n     The Woodworker - The Charles Hayward Years\n    \u003c\/em\u003e\n   \u003c\/a\u003e\n   .\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   Publisher:\n   \u003ca data-prev-url=\"\/search.aspx?manufacturer=1553\" href=\"\/pages\/custom-search?manufacturer=1553\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Lost Art Press\"\u003e\n    \u003cstrong\u003e\n     Lost Art Press\n    \u003c\/strong\u003e\n   \u003c\/a\u003e\n   \u003cbr\u003e\n   Reviews:\n   \u003ca data-prev-url=\"\/lostartpress.aspx\" href=\"\/pages\/custom-lostartpress\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Lost Art Press Reviews\"\u003e\n    \u003cstrong\u003e\n     Lost Art Press Reviews\n    \u003c\/strong\u003e\n   \u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"border:solid 2px #660000; background-color:#EDE9E2;margin:25px 0px 25px 0px;text-align:center;\"\u003e\n   \u003cspan style=\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003e\n    We do not sell Lost Art Press books to resellers.\n   \u003c\/span\u003e\n   \u003cbr\u003e\n   We reserve the right to cancel any order we believe to be from a reseller.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n \n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Lost Art Press","offers":[{"title":"Book 1 - Tools","offer_id":50821934973210,"sku":"204750","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Book 2 - Techniques","offer_id":50821935005978,"sku":"204751","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Book 3 - Joinery","offer_id":50821935038746,"sku":"204756","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Book 4 - Shops","offer_id":50821935071514,"sku":"204757","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0904\/5167\/3370\/files\/204751_6c9346ae-6e57-42a1-b9c3-16fb105370a1.jpg?v=1768342192"},{"product_id":"woodworking-in-estonia","title":"Woodworking in Estonia by Ants Viires","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n \n  \u003cp\u003e\n   \u003cstrong\u003e\n    \u0026gt;Woodworking in Estonia by Ants Viires\n   \u003c\/strong\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   It's one of Roy Underhill's three favorite woodworking books, but you can't buy a copy of it for love or money. Translated into English without the author's permission in the late 1960s, \"Woodworking in Estonia\" has been a cult classic ever since it first surfaced.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   It is, according to Underhill, \"one of the best books on folk woodworking ever\" and covers the entire woodworking history of this small Northern European nation from pre-historical times through occupation by the Germans and Soviets up through Estonian independence.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   The author, Ants Viires, devoted his life to recording the hand-tool folkways of his country without a shred of romanticism. Viires combined personal interviews and direct observation of work habits with archaeological evidence and a thorough scoring of the literature in his country and surrounding nations.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   If all this sounds like a dry treatise, it's not. \"Woodworking in Estonia\" is an important piece of evidence in understanding how our ancestors worked wood and understood it more intimately than we do. Viires records in great detail everything from the superstitions surrounding the harvesting of wood (should you whistle in the forest?) to detailed descriptions of how the Estonians dried the wood, bent it, steamed it and even buried it in horse dung to shape it for their needs.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   Viires covers, in detail, the hand tools used by the Estonian, including many that will be unfamiliar to moderns (a beehive turner?). He then discusses all the different products Estonians made for their own use and for sale in the markets, including bent-wood boxes, chairs, chests, tables, sleds, carriages, spinning wheels, spoons, tobacco pipes, bowls and beer tankards.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   While not a book of plans, \"Woodworking in Estonia\" is a source of immense inspiration for any woodworking looking to forge a close relationship with wood and the things that can be made from it.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   \u003ca data-prev-url=\"\/search.aspx?manufacturer=1553\" href=\"\/pages\/custom-search?manufacturer=1553\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Lost Art Press\"\u003e\n    \u003cstrong\u003e\n     Lost Art Press\n    \u003c\/strong\u003e\n   \u003c\/a\u003e\n   spent more than two years bringing this book back to life. They contacted the author before his death in 2015 to secure rights for the first authorized English translation. Using the 1996 Estonian edition of the Estonian book, they commissioned a new English translation.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   Lost art Press also obtained the rights to the original photos and drawings. The 1969 unauthorized translation used poorly reproduced images, likely mimeographs, which were murky and dark. This edition contains more than 240 crisp, original photos and line drawings.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   Like all Lost Art Press books, \"Woodworking in Estonia\" is produced entirely in the United States. The hardbound book is 304 pages on heavy paper stock. The pages are sewn and then glued with fiber tape to last a lifetime. The cover is wrapped in cotton cloth with a foil diestamp.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   Hardcover, 304 pages\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   ISBN: 978-0-9906230-9-0\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   Publisher:\n   \u003ca data-prev-url=\"\/search.aspx?manufacturer=1553\" href=\"\/pages\/custom-search?manufacturer=1553\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Lost Art Press\"\u003e\n    \u003cstrong\u003e\n     Lost Art Press\n    \u003c\/strong\u003e\n   \u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"border:solid 2px #660000; background-color:#EDE9E2;margin:25px 0px 25px 0px;text-align:center;\"\u003e\n   \u003cspan style=\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003e\n    We do not sell Lost Art Press books to resellers.\n   \u003c\/span\u003e\n   \u003cbr\u003e\n   We reserve the right to cancel any order we believe to be from a reseller.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n \n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Lost Art Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50821963743514,"sku":"204754","price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0904\/5167\/3370\/files\/204754d.jpg?v=1768342337"},{"product_id":"woodland-craft-by-ben-law","title":"Woodland Craft by Ben Law","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n \n  \u003cp\u003e\n   \u003cb\u003e\n    Woodland Craft. Author, Ben Law\n   \u003c\/b\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   Celebrate the splendor of wood with these wood-crafting projects. From simple woven panels to making a functional yurt,\n   \u003ci\u003e\n    Woodland Craft\n   \u003c\/i\u003e\n   features an array of easy-to-follow projects that include crafts for the farm, garden, wood fuel, building and domestic use. In fact, there is something here to satisfy all your project desires! Green wood - wood that has been recently cut and is therefore still moisture-rich - is the predominant material used in the projects featured in this essential guide for craftsman of all levels.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   With\n   \u003ci\u003e\n    Woodland Craft\n   \u003c\/i\u003e\n   you will learn all you need to know about tools and devices, both old and new. You'll browse through the handy directory of tree species and identify the best uses for each. You will appreciate and admire the massive display of illustrations and photographs throughout - nearly 700 combined! And you'll gain the insight you need to make practically anything out of this clean, crisp, beautiful element.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   \u003cbr\u003e\n   \u003cb\u003e\n    About the Author:\n   \u003c\/b\u003e\n   Ben Law, woodsman, craftsman, eco-builder, teacher and writer, lives and works in Prickly Nut Wood in West Sussex, UK. Ben holds courses on sustainable woodland management and permaculture, runs a specialist eco-building company and trains apprentices. He is the author of several books, including\n   \u003ca data-prev-url=\"https:\/\/www.highlandwoodworking.com\/woodland-woodshop-by-ben-law.aspx\" href=\"\/products\/woodland-woodshop-by-ben-law\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\n    Woodland Workshop\n   \u003c\/a\u003e\n   and\n   \u003ca data-prev-url=\"http:\/\/www.highlandwoodworking.com\/roundwood-timber-framing-ben-law.aspx\" href=\"\/products\/roundwood-timber-framing-ben-law\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\n    Roundwood Timber Framing\n   \u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   \u003cbr\u003e\n   Paperback, 216 pages. 496 photos and 185 drawings\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   ISBN 978-1-86108-936-6\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n \n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Guild of Master Craftsmen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50821969772826,"sku":"204293","price":22.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0904\/5167\/3370\/files\/204293d.jpg?v=1768342360"},{"product_id":"good-clean-fun-nick-offerman","title":"Good Clean Fun - Nick Offerman","description":"\u003cp\u003eNestled among the glitz and glitter of Tinseltown is a testament to American elbow grease and an honest hard day's work: Nick Offerman's Woodshop. Captained by hirsute woodworker, actor, comedian, and writer Nick Offerman, the shop produces not only fine handcrafted furniture, but also fun stuff: kazoos, baseball bats, ukuleles, mustache combs, even cedar-strip canoes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow Nick and his ragtag crew of champions want to share their experience of working at the Woodshop, tell you all about their passion for the discipline of woodworking, and teach you how to make a handful of their most popular projects along the way. This book takes readers behind the scenes of the woodshop, both inspiring and teaching them to make their own projects and besotting them with the infectious spirit behind the shop and its complement of dusty wood-elves. In these pages you will find a variety of projects for every skill level, with personal, easy-to-follow instructions by the OWS woodworkers themselves; and, what's more, this tutelage is augmented by mouth-watering color photos (Nick calls it \"wood porn\").\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou will also find writings by Nick, offering recipes for both comestibles and mirth, humorous essays, odes to his own woodworking heroes, insights into the ethos of woodworking in modern America, and other assorted tomfoolery. Whether you've been working in your own shop for years, or if holding this stack of compressed wood pulp is as close as you've ever come to milling lumber, or even if you just love Nick Offerman's brand of bucolic yet worldly wisdom, you'll find \u003ci\u003e Good Clean Fun \u003c\/i\u003e full of useful, illuminating, and entertaining information.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead Norm Reid's \u003ca data-prev-url=\"https:\/\/www.highlandwoodworking.com\/blasts2016\/offerman-good-clean-fun-book-review.html\" href=\"https:\/\/info.highlandwoodworking.com\/blasts2016\/offerman-good-clean-fun-book-review.html\" title=\"Book Review of Good Clean Fun\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e Book Review of \u003cem\u003e Good Clean Fun \u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/a\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN 978-1-10198-465-9\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardcover, 352 Pages\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50821971083546,"sku":"201051","price":33.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0904\/5167\/3370\/files\/201051d.jpg?v=1768342370"},{"product_id":"making-things-work-tales-from-a-cabinetmakers-life","title":"Making Things Work - Tales From a Cabinetmakers Life","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n \n  \u003cp\u003e\n   \u003cstrong\u003e\n    Making Things Work: Tales from a Cabinetmaker's Life. Author, Nancy R. Hiller\n   \u003c\/strong\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   \u003cem\u003e\n    Making Things Work\n   \u003c\/em\u003e\n   by Nancy Hiller is an honest and humorous collection of tales from more than 30 years experience in woodworking shops in England and the United States. We follow Hiller's struggles and trials in making a living from cabinetmaking and furniture building. Along the way, we are introduced to an assembly of interesting and unique individuals as she deals with the challenges of honing her craft and making her passion a reality.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   If you have ever considered becoming a professional cabinetmaker or if you have shared in this adventure yourself,\n   \u003cem\u003e\n    Making Things Work\n   \u003c\/em\u003e\n   is a must-read!\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   Read Norm Reid's\n   \u003ca data-prev-url=\"https:\/\/www.highlandwoodworking.com\/woodworking_books\/making-things-work-tales-from-a-cabinetmakers-life-book-review.html\" href=\"https:\/\/info.highlandwoodworking.com\/woodworking_books\/making-things-work-tales-from-a-cabinetmakers-life-book-review.html\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Book Review of Making Things Work - Tales From a Cabinetmakers Life\"\u003e\n    Book Review of\n    \u003cem\u003e\n     Making Things Work - Tales From a Cabinetmakers Life\n    \u003c\/em\u003e\n   \u003c\/a\u003e\n   .\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   \u003cbr\u003e\n   ISBN 978-0-578-18793-8\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   Hardcover, 138 pages.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n \n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Lost Art Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50821978652954,"sku":"204761","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0904\/5167\/3370\/files\/204761d.jpg?v=1768342458"},{"product_id":"from-truths-to-tools-jim-tolpin-george-walker","title":"From Truths to Tools - Jim Tolpin and George Walker","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n \n  \u003cp\u003e\n   \u003cb\u003e\n    From Truths to Tools. 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One that has been sitting in front of you your entire life.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   \u003ci\u003e\n    From Truths to Tools\n   \u003c\/i\u003e\n   begins with an explanation of a circle and a single point, and it then shows how those simple ideas can be used to create an entire set of layout tools, a try square, a straightedge, dividers etc. that allow you to build furniture.Once you understand the language behind your tools, very complicated things become easy to understand... compound joinery, fitting odd miters, making curves that taper.And once you get those ideas in your head, it is a short hop to grasp how those same ideas can be applied to building anything of any shape imaginable - skyscrapers, boats, bridges. When you can calculate if a tree will hit you when you fell it in the forest, you will be able to calculate the circumference of the earth.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   \u003ci\u003e\n    From Truths to Tools\n   \u003c\/i\u003e\n   is the third book from the geometry-loving team of Jim Tolpin and George Walker. Their first book,\n   \u003ci\u003e\n    By Hand \u0026amp; Eye\n   \u003c\/i\u003e\n   , makes the case that simple whole-number ratios are the underpinning to the built world and our furniture. Their second book,\n   \u003ci\u003e\n    By Hound \u0026amp; Eye\n   \u003c\/i\u003e\n   , gives you the exercises that open your eyes to the way geometry and ratios govern our world. And the third,\n   \u003ci\u003e\n    From Truths to Tools\n   \u003c\/i\u003e\n   , shows how geometry creates our tools and, once understood, leads to a deeper grasp of the things we build, the world around us and even our language.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   \u003cbr\u003e\n   ISBN 978-0-9978702-5-1\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   208 pages, Paperback\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   Norm Reid's\n   \u003ca data-prev-url=\"\/woodworking_books\/from-truth-to-tools-book-review.html\" href=\"https:\/\/info.highlandwoodworking.com\/woodworking_books\/from-truth-to-tools-book-review.html\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Book Review of From Truths to Tools - Jim Tolpin and George Walker\"\u003e\n    Book Review of\n    \u003cem\u003e\n     From Truths to Tools - Jim Tolpin and George Walker\n    \u003c\/em\u003e\n   \u003c\/a\u003e\n   .\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   Publisher:\n   \u003ca data-prev-url=\"\/search.aspx?manufacturer=1553\" href=\"\/pages\/custom-search?manufacturer=1553\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Lost Art Press\"\u003e\n    \u003cstrong\u003e\n     Lost Art Press\n    \u003c\/strong\u003e\n   \u003c\/a\u003e\n   \u003cbr\u003e\n   Reviews:\n   \u003ca data-prev-url=\"\/lostartpress.aspx\" href=\"\/pages\/custom-lostartpress\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Lost Art Press Reviews\"\u003e\n    \u003cstrong\u003e\n     Lost Art Press Reviews\n    \u003c\/strong\u003e\n   \u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"border:solid 2px #660000; background-color:#EDE9E2;margin:25px 0px 25px 0px;text-align:center;\"\u003e\n   \u003cspan style=\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003e\n    We do not sell Lost Art Press books to resellers.\n   \u003c\/span\u003e\n   \u003cbr\u003e\n   We reserve the right to cancel any order we believe to be from a reseller.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n \n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Lost Art Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50821987860762,"sku":"204763","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0904\/5167\/3370\/files\/204763d.jpg?v=1768342526"},{"product_id":"ingenious-mechanicks-chris-schwarz","title":"Ingenious Mechanicks - Christopher Schwarz","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n \n  \u003cp\u003e\n   \u003cb\u003e\n    Ingenious Mechanicks: Early Workbenches and Workholding. 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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.While it is easy to dismiss these ancient benches as obsolete, they are - at most -  misunderstood.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   This book is about this journey into the past and takes the reader from Pompeii, which features the oldest image of a Western bench, to a Roman fort in Germany to inspect the oldest surviving workbench and finally to his shop in Kentucky, where Chris Schwarz recreated three historical workbenches and dozens of early jigs.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   These early benches have many advantages:\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cul\u003e\n   \u003cli\u003e\n    They are less expensive to build\n   \u003c\/li\u003e\n   \u003cli\u003e\n    They can be built in a couple days\n   \u003c\/li\u003e\n   \u003cli\u003e\n    They require less material\n   \u003c\/li\u003e\n   \u003cli\u003e\n    You can sit down to use them\n   \u003c\/li\u003e\n   \u003cli\u003e\n    They take up less space than a modern bench and can even serve as seating in your house\n   \u003c\/li\u003e\n   \u003cli\u003e\n    In some cases they perform better than modern vises or shavehorses\n   \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   Even if you have no plans to build an early workbench,\n   \u003ci\u003e\n    Ingenious Mechanicks\n   \u003c\/i\u003e\n   is filled with newly rediscovered ideas you can put to work on your modern bench. You can make an incredibly versatile shaving station for your bench using four small pieces of wood. You can create a hard-gripping face vise with a notch and some softwood wedges. You can make the best planing stop ever with a stick of oak and some rusty nails.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   \u003ci\u003e\n    Ingenious Mechanics\n   \u003c\/i\u003e\n   is 160 pages and printed in full color on beautiful coated paper. The binding is sewn to last for generations. The pages are surrounded by heavy hardbound boards that are covered in cotton cloth. And the whole book is wrapped in a heavy matte-coated dust jacket. 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Nick is well known for his role as \"Parks and Recreation's\" Ron Swanson.  Combining his trademark comic voice and very real expertise in woodworking (he runs his own woodshop),\n   \u003ci\u003e\n    Paddle Your Own Canoe\n   \u003c\/i\u003e\n   features tales from Offerman's childhood in small-town Minooka, Illinois, his theater days in Chicago, his beginnings as a carpenter\/actor and the hilarious winning of his now-wife Megan Mullally. 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Author, Alexander Langlands\n   \u003c\/b\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   An archaeologist takes us into the ancient world of traditional crafts to uncover their deep, original histories.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   In the midst of a seemingly endless supply of mass-manufactured products, we find ourselves nostalgic for products bearing the mark of authenticity - hand-made furniture, artisan breads, craft beers, and other goods produced by human hands. What often goes unnoticed is the transformation of our understanding of craft, or craeft, in the wake of industrialization.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   In\n   \u003ci\u003e\n    Craeft\n   \u003c\/i\u003e\n   , archaeologist and medieval historian Alexander Langlands argues that our modern understanding of craft only skims the surface. His journeys from his home in Wales have taken him along the Atlantic seaboard of Europe, from Spain through France and England to Scotland and Iceland in search of the lost meaning of craft. Reaching as far back as the Neolithic period, he combines deep history with scientific analyses and personal anecdotes. We follow the author as he herds sheep, keeps bees, tans hides, spins wool, and thatches roofs. We learn that scythes work much better on tall grass than the latest model of weed trimmers, that you can spin wool using a large wooden spoon, and that it was once considered criminal to work on animal hides before a requisite twelve-month soak.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   When it first appeared in Old English, the word craeft signified an indefinable sense of knowledge, wisdom, and resourcefulness. Rediscovering craft will connect us with our human past, our sense of place, and our remarkable capacity to survive in the harshest of landscapes.\n   \u003ci\u003e\n    Craeft\n   \u003c\/i\u003e\n   helps us more fully appreciate human ingenuity and the passing on of traditions from generation to generation.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   \"In Craeft, Mr. Langlands excavates the scintillating history of our truest super power: making clever things with our hands. This history is rife with real-life magic and affection, for our earth as well as one another. I am damn grateful for this book.\" - Nick Offerman, author of Paddle Your Own Canoe, Gumption and Good Clean Fun.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   \u003cbr\u003e\n   ISBN ? 978-0-39335-657-1\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   352 Pages, Paperback\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n \n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"W. W. 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The result is\n   \u003ci\u003e\n    Cut \u0026amp; Dried: A Woodworker's Guide to Timber Technology\n   \u003c\/i\u003e\n   . In this book, Richard explores every aspect of the tree and its wood, from how it grows to how it is then cut, dried and delivered to your workshop. Richard explores many of the things that can go right or wrong in the delicate process of felling trees, converting them into boards, and drying those boards ready to make fine furniture and other wooden structures. He helps you identify problems you might be having with your lumber and - when possible - the ways to fix the problem or avoid it in the future.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   \u003ci\u003e\n    Cut \u0026amp; Dried\n   \u003c\/i\u003e\n   is a massive text that covers the big picture (is forestry good?) and the tiniest details (what is that fungus attacking my stock?). And Richard offers precise descriptions throughout that demanding woodworkers need to know in order to do demanding work.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   Some examples:\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cul\u003e\n   \u003cli\u003e\n    Where trees grow and how they are harvested makes an enormous difference to the quality of your stock.\n    \u003ci\u003e\n     Cut \u0026amp; Dried\n    \u003c\/i\u003e\n    explains many of the methods used in the U.S. and Europe to cut down trees and convert them into usable boards.\n   \u003c\/li\u003e\n   \u003cli\u003e\n    How that stock is dried determines whether it will end up in your furniture or in a fireplace. Drying defects can crop up at any stage and can ruin a board (or an entire tree). Learn to identify the problems, to test your theories and avoid bad timber.\n   \u003c\/li\u003e\n   \u003cli\u003e\n    We all know that wood moves. But a deep understanding of the process eludes many woodworkers - even professionals. It is a complex process, but can be easily understood by the furniture maker who makes the effort. Learn how your boards distort, why they distort and what exactly happens when boards take on or release water vapor.\n   \u003c\/li\u003e\n   \u003cli\u003e\n    Even if you have found the perfect board, it can be attacked by spores, fungi or pests. Learn to identify and prevent them from ruining your entire stock of lumber.\n   \u003c\/li\u003e\n   \u003cli\u003e\n    Wood has its limits. If you want to use the right piece of wood in an assembly, you need to understand how much stress it can take and from what direction.\n    \u003ci\u003e\n     Cut \u0026amp; Dried\n    \u003c\/i\u003e\n    explains it much better than other sources.\n   \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   The primary reason Lost Art Press decided to publish\n   \u003ci\u003e\n    Cut \u0026amp; Dried\n   \u003c\/i\u003e\n   is that Richard's book provides a complete picture of how wood works. If you are decidedly non-technical and hate math, you will find what you need here. Richard explains how trees work in terms any woodworker can understand.But for those woodworkers who want to understand \"why\" comprehensively, Richard has delved thoroughly into the science and math behind wood technology.Representing years of research and a lifetime of working with wood,\n   \u003ci\u003e\n    Cut \u0026amp; Dried\n   \u003c\/i\u003e\n   is intended to become the definitive book on the subject for practicing craftsmen.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   \u003ci\u003e\n    Cut \u0026amp; Dried: A Woodworker's Guide to Timber Technology\n   \u003c\/i\u003e\n   required a significant investment by Lost Art Press to produce and print. Aside from their \"deluxe\" editions of A.J. Roubo's work, this has been their most expensive work to print. It is printed on heavy #80 matte coated paper for accurate color. The book has heavy hardcover boards that are wrapped in a grey cotton cloth and stamped with a die from a hand-printed woodcut.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   \u003cbr\u003e\n   ISBN 978-0-9978702-9-9\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   Hardcover, 366 pages\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   Norm Reid's\n   \u003ca data-prev-url=\"\/woodworking_books\/cut-and-dried-book-review.html\" href=\"https:\/\/info.highlandwoodworking.com\/woodworking_books\/cut-and-dried-book-review.html\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Book Review of Cut and Dried \"\u003e\n    Book Review of\n    \u003cem\u003e\n     Cut and Dried -By Richard Jones\n    \u003c\/em\u003e\n   \u003c\/a\u003e\n   .\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   Publisher:\n   \u003ca data-prev-url=\"\/search.aspx?manufacturer=1553\" href=\"\/pages\/custom-search?manufacturer=1553\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Lost Art Press\"\u003e\n    \u003cstrong\u003e\n     Lost Art Press\n    \u003c\/strong\u003e\n   \u003c\/a\u003e\n   \u003cbr\u003e\n   Reviews:\n   \u003ca data-prev-url=\"\/lostartpress.aspx\" href=\"\/pages\/custom-lostartpress\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Lost Art Press Reviews\"\u003e\n    \u003cstrong\u003e\n     Lost Art Press Reviews\n    \u003c\/strong\u003e\n   \u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"border:solid 2px #660000; background-color:#EDE9E2;margin:25px 0px 25px 0px;text-align:center;\"\u003e\n   \u003cspan style=\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003e\n    We do not sell Lost Art Press books to resellers.\n   \u003c\/span\u003e\n   \u003cbr\u003e\n   We reserve the right to cancel any order we believe to be from a reseller.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n \n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Lost Art Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50822000509210,"sku":"204766","price":69.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0904\/5167\/3370\/files\/204766d.jpg?v=1768342625"},{"product_id":"welsh-stick-charis-by-john-brown","title":"Welsh Stick Chairs by John Brown","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n \n  \u003cp\u003e\n   \u003cb\u003e\n    Welsh Stick Chairs by John Brown\n   \u003c\/b\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   John Brown (1933-2008) was a chairmaker in Wales who specialized in Welsh stick chairs, a vernacular form of furniture that was typically made by the end users. Compared to Windsor chairs, Welsh stick chairs are masculine, lively and even sometimes a bit aggressive.They are built with simple hand tools and (when made properly) are designed to last for hundreds of years.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   John Brown made hundreds of these chairs, and in 1990 he published a small book that explained how he made the chairs. He included some history of chairmaking in Wales and a critique of the Windsor chairs to clarify the differences between the two styles.The book electrified woodworkers everywhere and even those who weren't chairmakers were fascinated by John Brown's approach to the craft. He had a disdain for measured drawings, and had an honest and forthright writing style.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   \u003ci\u003e\n    Welsh Stick Chairs\n   \u003c\/i\u003e\n   has been out of print for some time. But thanks to the efforts of Matty Sears, one of John Brown's sons, and the rest of the heirs, Lost Art Press is able to publish this beautiful and well-made edition of this important work.Using first-edition examples of\n   \u003ci\u003e\n    Welsh Stick Chairs\n   \u003c\/i\u003e\n   , they reset the entire book in the original font to ensure the text was crisp. 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Author, Joshua A. Klein\n   \u003c\/b\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   Jonathan Fisher was the first settled minister of the frontier town of Blue Hill, Maine. Harvard-educated and handy with an axe, Fisher spent his adult life building furniture for his community. Fortunately for us, Fisher recorded every aspect of his life as a woodworker and minister on the frontier.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   In\n   \u003ci\u003e\n    Hands Employed Aright\n   \u003c\/i\u003e\n   , author Joshua A. Klein, the founder of \"Mortise \u0026amp; Tenon Magazine\", examines what might be the most complete record of the life of an early 19th-century American craftsman. Using Fisher's papers, his tools and the surviving furniture, Klein paints a picture of a man of remarkable mechanical genius, seemingly boundless energy and the deepest devotion. It is a portrait that is at times both familiar and completely alien to a modern reader - and one that will likely change your view of furniture making in the early days of the United States.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   \"An uncommon common man, the nineteenth century pastor of a little Maine town. More than his occupation or the locale may suggest, Fisher was a universal man - inventor, farmer, architect and builder, surveyor, linguist, naturalist. Above all he was an artist, translating his vision of the goodness and orderliness of God's creation into paintings and woodcuts\". Alice Winchester,\n   \u003ci\u003e\n    The Art of Jonathan Fisher, 1768-1847\n   \u003c\/i\u003e\n   .\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   \u003ci\u003e\n    Hands Employed Aright\n   \u003c\/i\u003e\n   is printed in the United States. Its 288 pages are in full color and on heavy coated paper. 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Author, David Binnington Savage\n   \u003c\/b\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   \u003ci\u003e\n    The Intelligent Hand\n   \u003c\/i\u003e\n   provides a rare look into the world of \"high-end\" furniture design and the skills required to build commissioned, one-of-a-kind, studio-quality pieces.\n   \u003ci\u003e\n    The Intelligent Hand\n   \u003c\/i\u003e\n   is a personal book, David sharing struggles in his life and his his journey of becoming a woodworker. But, it is also a practical and iconoclastic guide to getting started in woodwork. David has always had pointed opinions about the tools and methods his students should use to get good results. And he shares - in great detail - his recommendations for tools, sharpening, cutting dovetails and building a proper workbench.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   \u003ci\u003e\n    The Intelligent Hand\n   \u003c\/i\u003e\n   is a great primer on design. If you have ever wanted to train yourself to create pieces that break out of the typical or expected (to defy what David calls the \"Mark I Eyeball\"), this book is an excellent start. David's advice is both general (how to keep a mental record of your ideas) to specific (smudge the ink in your drawings with spit to create shadows) and it will make you want to take up pen, pencil and watercolors before you design your next piece.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   But most of all, this book is a window into David's workshop in Devon. To show how the shop functions, David spins a thread that ties together all the book's disparate parts by designing a desk and chair for his wife, Carol. Like many furniture makers, David and Carol's house is filled with prototypes or factory-made items. All the good stuff went to clients. For this book, David shares the process for how these two personal projects were developed and built.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   \u003ci\u003e\n    The Intelligent Hand\n   \u003c\/i\u003e\n   is an interesting read on many levels. Beginners will see clearly how to get started in the craft and how far one can go. Intermediate woodworkers will devour the sections on design. And the professional will find advice on how to run a good business - and sometimes how not to (plus some practical workshop hints).\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   Like all Lost Art Press books,\n   \u003ci\u003e\n    The Intelligent Hand\n   \u003c\/i\u003e\n   is produced and printed entirely in the United States and printed on #80 matte coated paper. The pages are sewn together for long life. The hard covers are covered in a cotton cloth and then wrapped in a #100 beefy dustjacket. 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This is their first project in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e Another Work Is Possible \u003c\/i\u003e documents this ambitious project by CSF where they:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSource logs from the local forest, using horse power to harvest\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeel, hew, scrib, and cut joinery with simple, ancient hand tools\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShare communal meals made with local ingredients\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd finally, raise of this fine structure, accomplishing all of this in less than two weeks!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to the excellent photography, \u003ci\u003e Another Work Is Possible \u003c\/i\u003e provides technical explanations of tools and tasks. There are interviews with many of the carpenters themselves and others on the value of using traditional methods and tools.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Much more than a simple how-to, these (Craftspeople) celebrate the beauty of skilled manual labor, of slowing down and reconnecting to hand craft, sustainability, and fellowship in our increasingly distracted world.\" - Joshua A. Klein.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e Another Work Is Possible \u003c\/i\u003e is hardbound with matte dust jacket with Smythe-sewn and matte-coated heavy paper for long-term durability. 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You can feel the influence and interplay\n between woodworking greats such as Jennie Alexander, John Brown, Dave Fisher, Wille Sundqvist, Jogge Sunqvist and on and on.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   \u003cb\u003e\n    Country Woodcraft: Then \u0026amp; Now\n   \u003c\/b\u003e\n   is printed on #80 matte coated paper for superior image reproduction. The pages\n are sewn and taped for durability. The whole thing is wrapped by thick boards covered with cotton cloth. This is a permanent\n book. Like all Lost Art Press books, it is produced entirely in the United States.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   \u003cbr\u003e\n   Hardcover, 404 Pages\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n   ISBN: 978-1-73339-166-5\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003ca name=\"More%20Information\"\u003e\n  \u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003ch3 style=\"background:#D6CBB5; padding:2px 4px; font-size:13.33px;margin:20px 0px 15px 0px;\"\u003e\n   More Information\n  \u003c\/h3\u003e\n  Check out Jim Dillon's insightful review:\n  \u003ca data-prev-url=\"\/woodworking_books\/countrywoodcraftbehindthescenes.html?utm_source=ActiveCampaign\u0026amp;utm_medium=email\u0026amp;utm_content=Learn+the+backstory+behind+Drew+Langsner+s+new+book%2C+Country+Woodcraft\u0026amp;utm_campaign=books+january+2021\u0026amp;vgo_ee=rcqLd2i6y05Eaq4wZEKRtQdzGlIRfstDQrXO2Are%2Bps%3D\" href=\"https:\/\/info.highlandwoodworking.com\/woodworking_books\/countrywoodcraftbehindthescenes.html\"\u003e\n   Country Woodcraft: Then and Now - a Behind the Scenes Look\n  \u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"border:solid 2px #660000; background-color:#EDE9E2;margin:25px 0px 25px 0px;text-align:center;\"\u003e\n   \u003cspan style=\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003e\n    We do not sell Lost Art Press books to resellers.\n   \u003c\/span\u003e\n   \u003cbr\u003e\n   We reserve the right to cancel any order we believe to be from a reseller.\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n \n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Lost Art Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50822046253338,"sku":"204779","price":52.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0904\/5167\/3370\/files\/204779d.jpg?v=1768343089"},{"product_id":"joined-a-bench-guide-to-furniture-joinery","title":"Joined: A Bench Guide to Furniture Joinery","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003e Joined: A Bench Guide to Furniture Joinery \u003c\/i\u003e , author Joshua A. 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