Mortise & Tenon Magazine/The Makers' Marks: An In-depth Study of Handmade Furniture

  • $25

The Makers' Marks: An In-depth Study of Handmade Furniture

  • Course
  • 14 Lessons

You’ve got to see it to believe it. In this course, Joshua Klein provides a guided tour through more than a dozen pieces of period furniture, studying the work of the masters of our craft. He looks at the design, construction, and workmanship of chairs, tables, chests, desks, and a cupboard. If you want to better understand what no-nonsense handcraft has always looked like, this is the course for you.

Contents

Introduction

Introduction

Post & Rung Chairs

Post & Rung Chairs

Windsor Chairs

Windsor Chairs

Kubbestols

Kubbestols

Worktables

Worktables

Tea Table

Tea Table

Drop Leaf Table

Drop Leaf Table

Chest of Drawers

Chest of Drawers

English Slant Front Desk

English Slant Front Desk

Standing Desk

Standing Desk

Hanging Cupboard

Swedish Hanging Cupboard

Appendix A: A Guide to Tool Marks

Guide to Tool Marks

Appendix B: Identifying Fakes

Identifying Fakes

Appendix C: Resources

Resources