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date: 2024-12-21, from: Lost Arg Press blog
Well before gaining statehood in 1796, carpenters, cabinetmakers and chairmakers were leaving Eastern Seaboard states to settle in Tennessee. They crossed the mountains using The Great Road (also known as The Great Wagon Road). They advertised their services in local newspapers and, very fortunately for me, and possibly for you, these ads were collected by…
date: 2024-12-20, from: Guild of American Luthiers
This Issue’s Authors Originally published in American Lutherie #151, 2024 Three-year GAL member Dan Alexander has spent the last three years learning to build guitars in his bathroom. In his spare time, he’s a dealer in professional recording gear and musical instruments, a published author, and has written songs for Eddie Money, Greg Kihn, and […]
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date: 2024-12-19, updated: 2024-12-19, from: Maiwa blog (weaving and textiles)
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date: 2024-12-19, from: Lost Arg Press blog
Our fulfillment center and storefront will be closed from Dec. 24 to Jan. 1. So any online orders placed during that time will not ship until we return from the break. So if you want a book or tool shipped out before the end of the year, please place your order before Dec. 23. The…
https://blog.lostartpress.com/2024/12/19/holiday-shutdown-dec-25-jan-1/
date: 2024-12-18, from: Lost Arg Press blog
Every year Chris, Lucy and I give what we can to a variety of charities. And we are picky. We do our research. And look at the records that charities file each year (here’s a primer). The following woodworking organizations are ones we have supported with both money and time. If you are interested in…
https://blog.lostartpress.com/2024/12/18/woodworking-charities-we-love-support/
date: 2024-12-17, updated: 2024-12-17, from: Maiwa blog (weaving and textiles)
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date: 2024-12-17, from: Lost Arg Press blog
The following is an excerpt from “Welsh Stick Chairs” by John Brown. “Life without Industry is guilt, and Industry without Art is brutality” I came back to live in Wales in 1975. I had been made redundant and I was depressed. After years in a job I loved I had been told to go; my…
https://blog.lostartpress.com/2024/12/17/impressed-with-the-simplicity/
date: 2024-12-17, from: Guild of American Luthiers
Articles Online Fall Collection 2024 GAL Members – Login first before clicking on article titles to read the full articles. Not a 2024 member? You can join or renew here. Radiation from Lower Guitar Modes by Graham Caldersmith (1985) Caldersmith discusses the efficiency and pattern of sound radiation in the classic guitar produced by […]
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date: 2024-12-16, from: Lost Arg Press blog
If access to wood (or lumberyard anxiety) is what’s holding you back from making a stick chair or Dutch tool chest, here’s an excellent solution: Alexander Brothers is now offering full kits for several types of stick chairs (in a selection of species), as well as blanks for legs, seat and more. Plus, there’s a…
https://blog.lostartpress.com/2024/12/16/chest-chair-kits-from-alexander-bros/