“Four Through Six” Book
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A hardbound republication of the Issues 4-6 with additional essays from M&T editors Michael Updegraff and Joshua A. Klein.
Foreword by Megan Fitzpatrick of Lost Art Press.
496 pages, matte-coated paper, sewn binding. Printed in the USA.
Issue Four
“The Quest for Mastery Through Production Work” – Jarrod Dahl
“The Artisan’s Guide to Pre-industrial Table Construction” – Joshua A. Klein
“In Pursuit of the Handmade Aesthetic” – Michael Updegraff
“Straight to the Truth: Designing, Making, & Using Wooden Straightedges” – Jim Tolpin
“The Business of Woodworking: 1700 to 1840” – Charles F. Hummel
“Axes for the Workshop” – Vic Tesolin
“Examination of an 18th-century English Kneehole Desk”
“Carpentry Without Borders: An Exploration of Traditional Timber Framing in Romania” – Will Lisak
“Carrying Their Legacies: Selecting, Restoring, & Using Wooden Bench Planes” – Joshua A. Klein
“Entrusted to Our Care: An Interview with Furniture Conservator Christine Thomson”
“Book Recommendation: The Framed Houses of Massachusetts Bay, 1625-1725” – Peter Follansbee
Issue Five
“10,000 Hours: A Journey into Japanese Woodworking” – Kim Choy
”Convergent Design: The Six-board Viking Sea Chest” – Kate Fox
“An Unlikely Masterpiece: Examining Chester Cornett’s Bookcase Rocking ‘Chire’” – Brendan Gaffney
“Woodworking in Classic Literature” – Megan Fitzpatrick
“Tools for Learning: Woodworking with Young Children” – Joshua A. Klein & Michael Updegraff
“Examination of an 18th-century Tea Table”
“In Tight Quarters: An Interview with Spencer Nelson on Apartment Woodworking”
“Cooperage: a Harsh Mistress” – Marshall Scheetz
“An Overwhelming Call: The Life & Work of Eric Sloane” – Michael Updegraff
“Hand in Hand with Jonathan Fisher: Interacting with the Legacy of a Rural Artisan” – Joshua A. Klein
“Book Recommendation: ‘Oak Furniture: The British Tradition” – Derek Olson
Issue Six
”The Good Life: Discussing Slöjd with Jögge Sundqvist”
”Cutting-edge Technology: Rediscovering the Double-iron Plane” – Steve Voigt
”A Chair Called ‘Henry’” – Nathaniel Brewster
”William Morris and George Nakashima: Finding the Middle Landscape” – David Lane
”Examination of an 1804 Hanging Cupboard”
”A Tale of Two Trees: The Radical Efficiency of Green Woodworking” – Michael Updegraff
”A Painted Chest in the Pennsylvania-German Tradition” – Jim McConnell
”The Wooden Brace: Bitstock Technology for the 21st Century” – Joshua A. Klein
“The Cabinetmaker’s Shop: Breathing New Life into an Old Trade” – Brock Jobe
”Forging Traditions: The Common Ancestry of Japanese & Western Edge Tools” – Wilbur Pan
”Book Recommendation: Yanagi's ‘The Unknown Craftsman’” – Arsenios Hill