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    From pyotr filipivich@21:1/5 to All on Tue Dec 13 16:53:51 2022
    Doing my letter to Santa Claus. One of the items (only one?) on the
    list are some books from Lost Arts Press. Okay, just the first five
    of the 23 on my list.

    Anyone have any opinions on Lost Arts press?
    --
    pyotr filipivich.
    Discussing the decline in the US's tech edge, James Niccol once wrote
    "It used to be that the USA was pretty good at producing stuff teenaged
    boys could lose a finger or two playing with."

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  • From hubops@ccanoemail.com@21:1/5 to grossboj@gmail.com on Tue Dec 13 22:10:10 2022
    On Tue, 13 Dec 2022 18:37:11 -0800 (PST), John Grossbohlin
    <grossboj@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at 7:54:01 PM UTC-5, pyotr filipivich wrote:
    Doing my letter to Santa Claus. One of the items (only one?) on the
    list are some books from Lost Arts Press. Okay, just the first five
    of the 23 on my list.

    Anyone have any opinions on Lost Arts press?
    --
    pyotr filipivich.
    Discussing the decline in the US's tech edge, James Niccol once wrote
    "It used to be that the USA was pretty good at producing stuff teenaged
    boys could lose a finger or two playing with."

    I've gotten books from them. Publisher Chris Schwarz and his team do a great job... The books are high quality with acid free paper, sewn signatures and quality covers. The most recent books I got are "Mechanick Exercises" by Moxon and "Door Making and
    Window Making."

    I first met Chris years ago when he was editor of Popular Woodworking. He came to my club's annual show in Saratoga Springs, NY. I happened to run into him at the Lie-Nielson booth--Tom was there. Over the years Chris was invited back as a professional
    presenter. He has also presented at the Fine Woodworking event at Colonial Williamsburg, VA. He's a serious student and practitioner of woodworking and does a great job sharing his knowledge. Making high quality copies of the old books available to the
    masses is an extension of that sharing.


    keyword search at Lee Valley - "Schwarz" turns up ~ 34 hits.

    https://www.leevalley.com/en-ca/shop/tools/books-and-dvds/111769-roubo-on-furniture-deluxe-edition?item=20L0373

    John T.

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  • From John Grossbohlin@21:1/5 to pyotr filipivich on Tue Dec 13 18:37:11 2022
    On Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at 7:54:01 PM UTC-5, pyotr filipivich wrote:
    Doing my letter to Santa Claus. One of the items (only one?) on the
    list are some books from Lost Arts Press. Okay, just the first five
    of the 23 on my list.

    Anyone have any opinions on Lost Arts press?
    --
    pyotr filipivich.
    Discussing the decline in the US's tech edge, James Niccol once wrote
    "It used to be that the USA was pretty good at producing stuff teenaged
    boys could lose a finger or two playing with."

    I've gotten books from them. Publisher Chris Schwarz and his team do a great job... The books are high quality with acid free paper, sewn signatures and quality covers. The most recent books I got are "Mechanick Exercises" by Moxon and "Door Making and
    Window Making."

    I first met Chris years ago when he was editor of Popular Woodworking. He came to my club's annual show in Saratoga Springs, NY. I happened to run into him at the Lie-Nielson booth--Tom was there. Over the years Chris was invited back as a professional
    presenter. He has also presented at the Fine Woodworking event at Colonial Williamsburg, VA. He's a serious student and practitioner of woodworking and does a great job sharing his knowledge. Making high quality copies of the old books available to the
    masses is an extension of that sharing.

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