Hardware Podcasts

STL184.5: Chris Schwarz

Shop Talk Live · 8 Mar 2019 · 37m

What this episode covers

Chris Schwarz, founder of Lost Art Press and Crucible Tool, discusses his transition from newspaper journalism to woodworking, emphasizing how historical research informs modern techniques. He details the development of a new card scraper design by Crucible Tool, which uses water jet cutting to replicate superior historical shapes, and explains his 'compound-angle joinery' method for building Welsh stick chairs without trigonometry. Schwarz also reflects on the pressures of social media, the importance of failing forward in craftsmanship, and the collaborative nature of the woodworking publishing community.

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Lost Art Press, Crucible Tool, Laguna
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Workbenches: From Design & Theory to Construction & Use, The Anarchist's Tool Chest, Ingenious Mechanics, Moxon Vice

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