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*Lost Art Press is co-founded by Christopher Schwarz, the well-known woodworking author, former magazine editor and hand tool expert.

Lost Art Press Books

Lost Art Press is one of woodworking's most important book publishers. As their name implies, the founders of Lost Art Press Lucy May, Christopher Schwarz and John Hoffman are inspired by shedding new light on long-lost traditional woodworking practices, dating back to the time when European craftsmen and furniture makers relied almost exclusively on hand tools. Lost Art's emphasis on getting books to press which focus on hand tools and traditional woodworking is helping to fuel classic woodworking's current revival. Browse the Lost Art Press titles below and the mission is clear, their collection of books is bringing back hand tool techniques and furniture making skills previously dwindling into a power tool modernity. The folks at Lost Art Press are as much historians as woodworkers, we see this in "The Joiner and Cabinetmaker", an obscure 1839 woodworking gem brought back to life and modernized for today's woodworkers or by the likes of the complete compilation of the plates that illustrate Roubo's massive 18th century undertaking in "L'Art du Menuisier".

Lost Art's woodworking books are essential reference tools for every craftsman's woodworking library. In addition to serious woodworking books, Lost Art Press has published several delightful reads just for fun. All Lost Art Press books are produced entirely in the United States. You will find the beauty and quality of Lost Art's books refreshing, with many of the hardbound books casebound, with sewn signatures and a cloth covers. Their books are exceptional offerings and make great gifts for the woodworker who has everything. To provide more insight into the woodworking value of Lost Art Press' books we have written reviews for most of our collection and posted the reviews below. We are excited to see what our friends at Lost Art Press have in store of us next!

Lost Art Press Books & Reviews

L'Art du Menuisier - The Book of Plates Review of L'Art du Menuisier	With All the Precision Possible - Roubo on Furniture Review of With All The Precision Possible	Virtuoso - The Tool Cabinet and Workbench of Henry O. Studley Review of Virtuoso - The Tool Cabinet and Workbench of Studley
Chairmakers Notebook by Peter Galbert Review of Chairmakers Notebook by Peter Galbert	To Make as Perfectly as Possible Review of To Make as Perfectly as Possible	Carving the Acanthus Leaf by Mary May - NEW Review of Carving the Acanthus Leaf
The Anarchist's Design Book Review of The Anarchist's Design Book	The Anarchist's Tool Chest Review of The Anarchist's Tool Chest	Mouldings in Practice By Matthew Sheldon Bickford Review of Mouldings in Practice
By Hand and Eye Review of By Hand and Eye	Campaign Furniture By Christopher Schwarz Review of Campaign Furniture By Christopher Schwarz	The Woodworker - The Charles Hayward Years Review of The Woodworker - The Charles Hayward Years
The Joiner and Cabinetmaker Review of The Joiner and Cabinetmaker	With the Grain - A Craftsman's Guide to Understanding Wood Review of With the Grain by Christian Becksvoort	The Essential Woodworker by Robert Wearing Review of The Essential Woodworker by Robert Wearing
Grandpas Workshop by Maurice Pommier Review of Grandpas Workshop by Maurice Pommier	Calvin Cobb - Radio Woodworker a novel by Roy Underhill Review of Calvin Cobb - Radio Woodworker	Woodworking in Estonia by Ants Viires
The Art of Joinery - Revised Edition	By Hound and Eye Review of By Hound and Eye	Virtuoso DVD - The Tool Cabinet and Workbench of H O Studley - NEW Review of Virtuoso - The Tool Cabinet and Workbench of Studley
From Truths to Tools - Jim Tolpin and George Walker Review of From Truths to Tools - Jim Tolpin and George Walker	Chairmakers Notebook Full-Size Plans	Ingenious Mechanicks: Early Workbenches and Workholding Review of Ingenious Mechanicks: Early Workbenches and Workholding
Hands Employed Aright Review of Hands Employed Aright	Cut and Dried - Richard Jones Review of Cut and Dried	Welsh Stick Chairs by John Brown Review of Welsh Stick Chairs by John Brown
The Intelligent Hand - David Binnington Savage Review of The Intelligent Hand	Shaker Inspiration - Christian Becksvoort Review of Shaker Inspiration by Christian Becksvoort	The Mechanic's Companion by Peter Nicholson Review of The Mechanic's Companion
The Solution at Hand: Jigs & Fixtures to Make Benchwork Easier by Robert Wearing Review of The Solution at Hand: Jigs & Fixtures to Make Benchwork Easier	The Difference Makers - Marc Adams Review of The Difference Makers	Joiner's Work - Peter Follansbee Review of Joiner's Work

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