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Christopher Schwarz

Writer & furniture maker, Lost Art Press LLC
Covington, KY, USA

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  • "They sure as heck don't work on furniture. Glad to hear they work on models."
    on: 'Tool-shaped Object' Design Awards
  • ""And what do you suggest people use to remove old finish from several dozen cabinet corners....?A card scraper. $10 tool. Has worked for centuries."
    on: 'Tool-shaped Object' Design Awards
  • "Hi Steve,Wood is great in that the waste is useful. Our waste is used as mulch, bedding for animals or even smoking foods at a local restaurant. Not all wood is furniture wood. Not all wood is for carpentry. Sometimes the wood's best use is to return it to the soil."
    on: The Exploitation of Wood
  • "1. MDF is not resistant to water. Plus, yellow pine is about the same price and looks better. If you want a man-made panel alternative, I prefer Baltic birch.2. I use it for internal parts on the piece (drawer bottoms, etc.)3. Yup. But there is way more waste when riving material. The excess becomes mulch or bedding for animals. And is easily reconstituted into the soil."
    on: The Exploitation of Wood
  • "I paid off the mortgage on our home when I was 38 or 39. We paid cash for this building (it belongs to me, not Lost Art Press). We saved and saved to renovate this building. But we got backed into a corner and I took a small home improvement loan (from an independent local bank) to get work started here until we sold our house. Once our house is sold, we will be back to 100 percent debt free.Lost Art Press has never borrowed any money. We started it with $2,000 cash from savings and grew slowly.So to answer your question, I do everything I can to avoid debt. Sometimes, you have to take on a little bit so that you don't end up camping in your machine room....."
    on: Anarchism & Design
  • "I don't begrudge anyone voting. I just prefer direct economic action. After covering state and local politics for years as a reporter, I concluded that money is the only thing that seems to have any real power. I could be completely wrong. In fact, I'd love to be wrong.So don't listen to me. Vote."
    on: Anarchism & Design
  • "The tools are sold under a variety of names all over the world. No matter the name, they outright copied the Lie-Nielsens. I'm not saying that's illegal (some people see nothing wrong with it). But it is the reason I won't recommend the planes. They copied. They misled people about it. Sorry – those two strikes finishes it for me."
    on: Be Honest About Your Inspiration – or Else
  • "Hi Rafi,I think they did a nice job of refining my design (if that's where they started). Personally, I'm open source about my designs and don't get worked up by copying. People steal from me every day, either designs or copyrights. As an individual, I can spend all my energy chasing the scofflaws, or focus on new designs.Thanks for the comment!"
    on: Be Honest About Your Inspiration – or Else
  • "Trolling aside, I didn't buy the wine. And I'm not going to be the a-hole at a family holiday and complain about it."
    on: Anarchism & Design
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