Christopher Martin Schwarz (born June 13, 1968) is an American woodworker, author, and publisher.

[2][3] Schwarz moved to Lexington, Kentucky to cover state government and began to study woodworking at night.

[4] In 1996 he moved to Fort Mitchell, Kentucky and became managing editor of the journal, Popular Woodworking.

He later became the editor and wrote several books under the Popular Woodworking imprint including Build a Sawbench: With Christopher Schwarz, Classic American Furniture, and Workbenches: From Design & Theory to Construction & Use.

In 2007 Schwarz and John Hoffman established the Lost Art Press in Covington, Kentucky to publish books and videos for hand tool collectors and woodworkers.