Joshua A. Klein, editor-in-chief

Joshua A. Klein is editor-in-chief of Mortise & Tenon Magazine. He has presented about historic craftsmanship at museums around the United States and has written articles for Fine Woodworking, Popular Woodworking, and American Period Furniture. Klein is author of four books, including Joined: A Bench Guide to Furniture Joinery (Mortise & Tenon, 2020), and Worked: A Bench Guide to Hand-Tool Efficiency (Mortise & Tenon, 2022). Klein also serves as Associate Fellow in Mechanical Arts at Greystone Theological Institute. He, his wife, and their three sons are currently restoring an 1821 cape on the coast of Maine.

 

Michael Updegraff, associate editor

Michael Updegraff lives in the Maine woods with his wife and four children. He tackles many different projects at M&T, variously swinging a hammer, writing blog posts, restoring sash windows, and troubleshooting obscure software issues. He spent over a decade working on boats, preferring wooden hulls and traditional  rigs. He enjoys writing (the work on a novel continues), tinkering on interesting mechanical projects, exploring the woods, and seeking out how our ancestors survived and thrived through a deep knowledge of the natural world.  

  

Grace Cox, relations & logistics

Grace Cox lives in mid-coast Maine with her husband, daughter, and son. Her passion for cultivating relationships and helping others along with her pursuit of personal growth and new knowledge sparked her journey with Mortise & Tenon. Equipped with a vast background in customer relations and project management, she looks forward every day to communication through customer service and providing assistance behind the scenes for M&T. Grace loves nature and can be found spending much of her free time paddling, hiking, and exploring the outdoors with her family.

  

 

Kara Gebhart Uhl, copy editor

Kara Gebhart Uhl lives in Fort Thomas, Kentucky, with her husband, daughter, and twin sons. A former managing editor of Popular Woodworking Magazine and Writer’s Digest magazine, Kara now writes and edits for myriad clients, including Lost Art Press. Her essays and poetry have appeared in This I Believe: Life Lessons (Wiley, 2013), The New York Times parenting blog, TIME magazine’s parenting blog, Literary Mama and Motherwell. She’s the author of a children’s book, Cadi & the Cursed Oak, illustrated by Elin Manon (Lost Art Press, 2022). A lover of picture books, travel and people’s stories, Kara spends much of her free time enjoying the never-ending surprises of motherhood.