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Mechanical Library Campaign Furniture Collection
Often when we start working on a new book, among the first steps are to acquire any good (and sometimes bad) research that’s already been done on the subject – at least for topics that haven’t been...
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How Hardware is Made
The following is excerpted from Chapter 3 of Christopher Schwarz’s “Campaign Furniture.” For almost 200 years, simple and sturdy pieces of campaign furniture were used by people all over the globe,...
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Get to Know Black Bison Wax
Black bison wax over acrylic paint, I use colored waxes quite a lot in my finishing, especially the darker colors. I’m partial to Liberon’s Black Bison Paste Wax, but that’s because it is the only...
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For Sale: Mahogany Low-back Stick Chair
This lowback stick chair is made using a stash of old Honduras mahogany I have been sitting on since writing “Campaign Furniture.” The mahogany had been sitting for decades at Midwest Woodworking...
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‘Campaign Furniture’– Traveling Bookcase
Fig. 11.1. A traveling bookcase in quartered oak. The following is excerpted from “Campaign Furniture,” by Christopher Schwarz. For almost 200 years, simple and sturdy pieces of campaign furniture...
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Author-signed Books – Offer Extended Through 2024
All my books sold through Lost Art Press will be signed by me. All my books that you buy through Lost Art Press will be signed by me through 2024. It takes a few hours of my time each week, but we are...
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Make a Folding Camp Stool
A camp stool in teak with latigo bridle leather and copper rivets. The following is excerpted from “Campaign Furniture,” by Christopher Schwarz. For almost 200 years, simple and sturdy pieces of...
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‘Take Up Your Bed & Walk’– New Lecture on Campaign Furniture
In May, Sean Clarke of Christopher Clarke Antiques gave a virtual lecture – “Take Up Your Bed & Walk: British & Irish Campaign Furniture from the late 18th century to the early 20th century” –...
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10 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?”...
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Campaign Furniture – Rugged & Simple
“Sgt. J. Craig,” an oil on canvas by an unknown artist, circa 1870.(Courtesy of the Council of the National Army Museum, London) The following is the preface of “Campaign Furniture,” by Christopher...
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