Get To Know Mouldings With 3 Free Downloads
Many woodworkers struggle when designing their own mouldings, and that’s because they haven’t studied enough of the most common forms. Imagine trying to build a chest of drawers if you had only seen a...
View ArticleTwo- and Three-Panelled Doors
Fig. 60 – Two-Panelled Door This is an excerpt from “Doormaking and Window-Making” by Anonymous. This book was discovered for us by joiner Richard Arnold. The door shown in Fig. 60 is very common as a...
View ArticleConstruction of Ledge Doors
The following is excerpted from “Doormaking and Window-making.” On the principle of beginning at the bottom, we will in the present chapter take in hand the making of the “ledge” door, and what comes...
View Article10 Best-selling Lost Art Press Books
Every year, your spouse and friends ask us which books they should buy for you during the holidays. And if they aren’t sure which book you want, they ask us: “Well, which books are your best-sellers?”...
View ArticleVenetian Windows, from ‘Doormaking and Window-Making’
The following is excerpted from “Doormaking and Window-Making,” by anonymous. As the Industrial Revolution mechanized the jobs of the joiner – building doors and windows by hand – one anonymous joiner...
View ArticleFitting & Hanging Doors
The following is excerpted from “Doormaking and Window-Making.” As the Industrial Revolution mechanized the jobs of the joiner – building doors and windows by hand – one anonymous joiner watched the...
View ArticleVenetian Windows from ‘Doormaking & Window Making’
The following is excerpted from “Doormaking and Window-Making.” As the Industrial Revolution mechanized the jobs of the joiner – building doors and windows by hand – one anonymous joiner watched the...
View ArticleLast Chance for Free Shipping on ‘Doormaking and Window-Making’
Because of the typical holiday insanity, I forgot to remind you that our free shipping offer for “Doormaking and Window-Making” ends on Dec. 13. Because of my mistake, we’ve decided to extend the free...
View ArticleDoormaking and Window-Making – The Introduction
As the Industrial Revolution mechanized the jobs of the joiner – building doors and windows by hand – one anonymous joiner watched the traditional skills disappear and decided to do something about...
View ArticleBack in Stock: Scrapers & 2 Books
We just received new stock of the Bowen’s book, and it was charged a tariff. First the good news: Tariffs aren’t yet affecting Lost Art Press books. We print entirely in the United States. But some of...
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