Joshua A. Klein is editor-in-chief of Mortise & Tenon Magazine. He has been selected for the Early American Life Directory of Traditional American Crafts from 2015-2020 for his authentic approach to period furniture making, and has presented about historic craftsmanship at museums around the United States. He has written articles for Popular Woodworking and American Period Furniture, and is author of Hands Employed Aright: The Furniture Making of Jonathan Fisher (1768-1847) ( Lost Art Press, 2018), Another Work is Possible (Mortise & Tenon, 2020), and Joined: A Bench Guide to Furniture Joinery (Mortise & Tenon, 2020). Joshua, his wife, and their three sons also maintain an active and growing homestead on the coast of Maine.
“…harnessing valuable insights of the past, for the future.” – Joshua Klein
This is a wide ranging, but deep discussion where we talk about Marilyn Manson and Christianity, pre-industrial versus post-industrial technologies, and the value of working with your hands, among many other topics. I think it has a little something for everyone and hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
Books and magazines mentioned in this episode:
- Hands Employed Aright: The Furniture Making of Jonathan Fisher (1768-1847) by Joshua Klein
- Another Work is Possible by Joshua Klein
- Joined: A Bench Guide to Furniture Joinery by Joshua Klein
- Mortise & Tenon Magazine
- A Handmade Life: In Search of Simplicity by William Coperthwaite
- Walden by Henry David Thoreau
- The Anarchist’s Tool Chest by Christopher Schwarz
Blogs and websites mentioned in this episode:
People mentioned in this episode:
- Marilyn Manson
- David Pye
- Christopher Schwarz
- William Coperthwaite
- Henry David Thoreau
- Scott & Helen Nearing
- E. F. Schumacher
- Mahatma Gandhi
- Will Lisak
- Michael Updegraff
- Jon Ellsworth
- Francois Calame
- Tom Lie-Nielsen
- Wendell Berry
- Albert Borgmann
- Louis Mumford
- Neil Postman
- Nicholas Carr
- Martin Heidegger
- Josh Bergamon
- Hubert Dreyfus
Organizations and museums mentioned in the episode:
- Charpentier sans Frontiers (Carpenters without Borders)
- Jonathan Fisher House
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