With the publication of each issue of Mortise & Tenon magazine, we receive numerous requests for back issues from new fans of the magazine. The earliest issues have been unavailable for a while, so we are delighted that M&T has decided to publish the first three issues in a hardbound book, straightforwardly entitled “The First Three Issues.”
The First Three Issues is not only a republication of the magazines; there are bonus essays by M&T’s editors that might induce a purchase even if you have one or two of the back issues -- Prologue: How Not to Start a Magazine, by Joshua A. Klein; Afterword: Revolution & Revelation by Jim McConnell; and Epilogue: Issue Three & Beyond by Michael Updegraff -- along with a Foreword by Christopher Schwarz of Lost Art Press.
The book is printed on heavy, matte-coated paper with a sewn binding that is appropriate for the in-depth, timeless explorations of woodworking that M&T offers. 496 pages. Printed in the USA.
Issue 1 - Table of Contents
- From the Editor: The Mortise & Tenon Magazine Manifesto
- Imbued With Story: An Interview with Furniture Conservator Jon Brandon
- A Discussion on Period Craftsmanship with Phil Lowe
- Rural Refinement: Recreating the Parson's Card Table by: Joshua Klein
- Analysis and Details of a Federal Era Boston Secretary
- On Curation and Scholarship: A Conversation with Curator Gerald Ward
- Ex Nihilo: The Genesis of Classical Proportion by: George Walker
- Adorned with Feathers: A Carving Tutorial by: Al Breed
- The Dominy Shop: New Discoveries Striking a Balance by: Freddy Roman
- Distinguishing the Marks of an Artisan by: Martin O'Brien
- Before Our Very Eyes: A Visit to the Yale Furniture Study
Issue 2 - Table of Contents
- Perfection & Risk: The Making of a Banister-back Chair by: Joshua Klein
- Quiet Grace: An Interview with Chairmakers David and George Sawyer
- Examination of an 18th-Century Drop Leaf Table
- Dividing the Line: Assessing the Eye of Blue-Collar Geometers by: George Walker
- Decoding the Roman Workbench by: Christopher Schwarz
- A Furniture Conservation Primer by: Donald C. Williams
- An Unjustified Mystique: Period Dovetails Up-Close
- A Case for Cadwalader by: Timothy Garland
- An Interview with Tool Collector Skip Brack of Liberty Tool Company
- Fidelity to the Past: An Interview with Zachary Dillinger
- Everybody Who Knows 'Why' is Dead by: Peter Follansbee
- Woodworking in Estonia: Book Review by: Michael Updegraff
Issue 3 - Table of Contents
- "The Spring Pole Lathe: Design, Construction, and Use" by Joshua Klein
- "On the Trail of Two Cabinetmakers: Reconstructing the Careers of Samuel Wing and Tilly Mead" by: Shelley Cathcart & Amy Griffin
- Essential Human Work: Reimagining a Legendary School on the Coast of Maine" - Interview with Drew Langsner & Kenneth Kortemeier
- "Modern Revivalist Toolmaking: What Yesterday’s Tools Can Teach Us Today" by Brendan Bernhardt Gaffney
- Examination of Two Period High Chairs
- "The Best of Both Worlds: Embracing the Art in Craft" by Danielle Rose Byrd
- "Patterns in Shop Practice" by Garrett Hack
- "Making a Stand: Form & Function for $1.50" by Michael Updegraff
- "Through a Wilderness of Ornament: Making Sense of 18th-century Pattern Books" by Bill Pavlak
- "On Perfection: Both Practical and Practiced" by Jim McConnell
- "Resurrecting the Derelict: Hard Choices in the Conservation of a Chest" by Joshua Klein
- Book Review by Vic Tesolin: "A Field Guide to Identifying Woods in American Antiques & Collectibles" by R. Bruce Hoadley
