Lost Art Press

Lost Art Press Teaching woodworking techniques through publication of quality books and videos He is now a contributing editor to that magazine. Ever. Just like you.

Founded in 2007, Lost Art Press is a small Midwestern publishing company that seeks to help the modern woodworker learn traditional hand-tool skills. Since World War II, traditional and effective hand skills have disappeared from the home, professional and school woodshops in North America. Those quickly disappearing hand skills have been replaced by a reliance on machine work, even when it is les

s effective, slower or sloppier. The founders of Lost Art Press – Christopher Schwarz and John Hoffman – are trying to restore the balance between hand and machine work by unearthing the so-called "lost arts" of hand skills and explaining how they can be integrated with the machinery in the modern shop to help produce furniture that is crisp, well-proportioned, stout and quickly made. Christopher Schwarz is the former editor of Popular Woodworking Magazine, where he worked between 1996 and 2011. Chris lives in Northern Kentucky. John Hoffman is an enthusiastic home woodworker and lives outside Indianapolis. We pride ourselves on being a company that you can trust. We will never sell or share your personal information with anyone else. We do not accept gifts of free tools from manufacturers or catalogers. When we recommend a tool – in our books or on our blog – we have paid full retail for it.

Delivered five workbenches to Etherfarm for our upcoming class. Katherine Schwarz almost flew today.
08/19/2026

Delivered five workbenches to Etherfarm for our upcoming class. Katherine Schwarz almost flew today.

Katherine's one-of-a-kind Jennie Chair is up for auction on our blog – even if you're not in the market, the artistry de...
08/14/2026

Katherine's one-of-a-kind Jennie Chair is up for auction on our blog – even if you're not in the market, the artistry deserves a look!

Last month, I went to Nashville where Travis Curtis taught a group of fellow woodworkers and me how to build a Jennie Chair and, for better or for worse, I

Storms in our area took down a lot of tree limbs late yesterday…and took out power to our warehouse and surrounding area...
08/12/2026

Storms in our area took down a lot of tree limbs late yesterday…and took out power to our warehouse and surrounding area. More storms expected today. Apologies for delays in order processing and shipping. (We’re all OK though.)

We are born with a certain number of “crap tenons” in our hands. Only one way to get them out.
08/11/2026

We are born with a certain number of “crap tenons” in our hands.

Only one way to get them out.

Available now at lostartpress.com “Benchwork: A guide to hand tools, work strategies, benches, and storage” by Mike Peko...
08/10/2026

Available now at lostartpress.com “Benchwork: A guide to hand tools, work strategies, benches, and storage” by Mike Pekovich

It's Open Wire day tomorrow, Aug. 8
08/07/2026

It's Open Wire day tomorrow, Aug. 8

Tomorrow (Aug. 8) is Open Wire day – a chance for you to ask any and all woodworking questions and get answers from Chris and me, as well as from your fellow

Mike Pekovich new book just arrived in our warehouse —look for it in our store (lostartpress.com) next week!
08/07/2026

Mike Pekovich new book just arrived in our warehouse —look for it in our store (lostartpress.com) next week!

Glue shots to celebrate successful glue-ups with Lisa Nguyen
08/05/2026

Glue shots to celebrate successful glue-ups with Lisa Nguyen

With The Chairmakers Toolbox in the shop, Chris has been banished to the machine room. (Grace Ambrose is teaching, with ...
08/04/2026

With The Chairmakers Toolbox in the shop, Chris has been banished to the machine room. (Grace Ambrose is teaching, with Chris as her sometimes assistant. When we let him back in.)

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