David Binnington Savage died on Friday, Jan. 18, after a hard-fought battle with cancer. David was an artist, writer, furniture maker and designer, and a father figure to me. “Reluctant to give in, he fought to the end, and continued to talk of Rowden (his workshop and school),” his wife, Carol, wrote to me in an email. “A …
“Make a Joint Stool from a Tree” was a first on several fronts for Lost Art Press. It was the first book in full color, the first to use a larger format and the first to have a dust jacket. It was also the first “edition” book Chris designed, with the guidance of Wesley Tanner …
With “The Anarchist’s Design Book” and “The Woodworker: The Charles H. Hayward Years” at the printer, John and I are working on stuff to fill out the next five months when we aren’t eating bonbons and getting pedicures. Here’s a short list of stuff you should see before June – the five-year anniversary of “The …
Loose Ends: Upcoming Lost Art Press Projects – Read More »
These are some of the tools of the joiner shown in “Spons’ Mechanics’ Own Book” (1885). The following is excerpted from Joel Moskowitz’s history of trades and explication of trades in England at the time “The Joiner and Cabinet Maker” was originally published (the full chapter is titled “England in 1839). The Lost Art Press …
Our prototype (left) and an anodized sample that I have been abusing. Tool designer Josh Cook and I are making good progress on snaking GoDrilla through the CNC birth canal. (What is GoDrilla? Read this.) We got the aluminum tool bodies and steel nuts manufactured, and now we are working out the kinks. There are …
