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2024 Anarchist’s Gift Guide: Day 5

date: 2024-12-01, from: Lost Arg Press blog

Day 5: Hans Karlsson & Jason Lonon Scorps/Inshaves Good scorps/inshaves are expensive and difficult to come by. Most of the used and discount scorps I’ve seen are not worth messing with. I’ve tried grinding them and even cold-bending their handles in an effort to make them work. Most times the old tool simply wasn’t made…


https://blog.lostartpress.com/2024/12/01/2024-anarchists-gift-guide-day-5/


Last Day to Order for Christmas Delivery: Dec. 15

date: 2024-11-30, from: Lost Arg Press blog

Dec. 15 is the last day to place an order with Lost Art Press and be assured that it will arrive in time for Christmas.  Our storefront will be open during weekdays up until Dec. 24. We are currently setting up the new storefront at 407 Madison Ave. Until that comes on line, we have…


https://blog.lostartpress.com/2024/11/30/last-day-to-order-for-christmas-delivery-dec-15/


96. Rocky Mountain Archtop Guitar Festival and the New Blue Guitars

date: 2024-11-30, from: Luthier on Luthier with Michael Bashkin

Episode 96 of Luthier on Luthier is a collection of interviews from the 2024 Rocky Mountain Archtop Guitar Festival, sponsored by Henriksen Amplifiers. 

At the show, Cris Mirabella, Tyler Wells, and Maegan Wells each presented their guitars to the new Blue Guitars Collection. 
 
I sit down with each of them to hear their thoughts on the instruments and their construction.
 
There is also a bonus interview with George Leach of the Phoenix Guitar Company, who just published a new book on guitar building. 
 
Patreon supporters: You can listen to the 2024 Blue Guitars presentation ceremony hosted Linda Manzer and Tom Ribbecke. Join us at https://www.patreon.com/luthieronluthier to hear the whole thing.
 
Links
 
https://theblueguitars.com/
https://www.lhtguitars.com/home-2
https://www.mirabellaguitars.com/
https://www.maegenwellsguitars.com/
https://www.phoenixguitarco.com/

Luthier on Luthier is hosted by Michael Bashkin of Bashkin Guitars and brought to you by the Fretboard Journal. This episode is sponsored by Dream Guitars and StewMac.

Want to support Luthier on Luthier? Join our Patreon to get access to exclusive photos and content from Michael and his builds.

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https://luthieronluthier.libsyn.com/96-rocky-mountain-archtop-guitar-festival-and-the-new-blue-guitars


2024 Anarchist’s Gift Guide: Day 3

date: 2024-11-29, from: Lost Arg Press blog

Day 3: Old Town Utility Jacket (& a Work Jacket) For many years, Old Town has made fantastic custom workwear (chairmaker John Brown was a customer). It now seems that the company is simplifying its operations and not taking on any new customers for custom work. But despair not, for Old Town is still supplying…


https://blog.lostartpress.com/2024/11/29/2024-anarchists-gift-guide-day-3/


Here’s Something to Celebrate! 20% Off Clothing, Scarves & Shawls — 20% Off Online

date: 2024-11-28, updated: 2024-11-28, from: Maiwa blog (weaving and textiles)


https://maiwahandprints.blogspot.com/2024/11/heres-something-to-celebrate-20-off.html


2024 Anarchist’s Gift Guide: Day 2

date: 2024-11-28, from: Lost Arg Press blog

Day 2: Origin Work Jeans Made in MaineI’m always looking for good domestic-made workwear, not the stuff peddled for hipsters who wear Carhartt WIP. During the last year I have been wearing Origin Work Jeans, which are made in Maine. I have been unable to wear them out. First, the inseams are triple-stitched. Yes, it…


https://blog.lostartpress.com/2024/11/28/2024-anarchists-gift-guide-day-2/


2024 Anarchist’s Gift Guide: Day 1

date: 2024-11-27, from: Lost Arg Press blog

The Anarchist’s Gift Guide – comprised only of stuff we have bought and used in our shop – starts today and runs over the next 13 days. Chris started this “gift guide” years ago (read past recommendations here) after watching a woodworking TV personality’s “gift guide” for one of his sponsors. Clearly, he’d been given…


https://blog.lostartpress.com/2024/11/27/2024-anarchists-gift-guide-day-1/


Workbenches: 16-18th Centuries

date: 2024-11-26, from: Lost Arg Press blog

The following is excerpted from “Ingenious Mechanicks,” by Christopher Schwarz. This book is a journey into the past. It 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 Christopher’s shop in Covington, where he recreated…


https://blog.lostartpress.com/2024/11/26/workbenches-16-18th-centuries/


Project Phoenix: III

date: 2024-11-26, from: A Luthier’s blog

With the body back together, the next step is to fully bind the body and also prepare a new neck blank.

Cheers Gary





https://guitar-maker.blogspot.com/2024/11/project-phoenix-iii.html


Mark Your Calendar – Celebrate 20 Years with 20% Off All Workshops One More Time! – Maiwa School of Textiles — Registration Opens December 9th at 9am Pacific Tim

date: 2024-11-26, updated: 2024-11-26, from: Maiwa blog (weaving and textiles)


https://maiwahandprints.blogspot.com/2024/11/mark-your-calendar-celebrate-20-years.html


‘Backwoods Chairmakers’ Supplemental Details

date: 2024-11-25, from: Lost Arg Press blog

Following some questions from a couple of readers, Andy Glenn, author of “Backwoods Chairmakers: In Search of the Appalachian Ladderback Chairmaker,” writes: The post-and-rung chairs found in the final chapters of “Backwoods Chairmakers“ were printed without dimensions. This was by design; it was not an omission or mistake. The intention is for the chairmaker to make…


https://blog.lostartpress.com/2024/11/25/backwoods-chairmakers-supplemental-details/