{"product_id":"hands-employed-aright","title":"Hands Employed Aright","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Furniture Making of Jonathan Fisher (1768-1847)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eby Joshua A. Klein\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eYou can download an excerpt from this book \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/blog.lostartpress.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/pages-from-hands_employed_aright.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJonathan Fisher (1768-1847) was the first settled minister of the frontier\u003cbr\u003etown of Blue Hill, Maine. Harvard-educated and handy with an axe, Fisher\u003cbr\u003espent his adult life building furniture for his community. Fortunately for\u003cbr\u003eus, Fisher recorded every aspect of his life as a woodworker and minister\u003cbr\u003eon the frontier.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this book, author Joshua A. Klein, the founder of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mortiseandtenonmag.com\/\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMortise \u0026amp; Tenon Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, examines what might be the most complete record of the life of an early 19th-century American craftsman. Using Fisher’s papers, his tools and the surviving furniture, Klein paints a picture of a man of remarkable mechanical genius, seemingly boundless energy and the deepest devotion. It is a portrait that is at times both familiar and completely alien to a modern reader – and one that will likely change your view of furniture making in the early days of the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Hands Employed Aright” is printed in the United States. Its 288 pages are in full color and on heavy-coated paper. The pages are sewn for durability, hardbound and covered in a full-color dust jacket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eForeword viii\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments xi\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: The Strange Yet Familiar World of Jonathan Fisher 2\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1: The Infant Part of the Country 10\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2: From Head, Heart \u0026amp; Hand 22\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3: Setting Up Shop 32\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4: Furnishing the Frontier 68\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5: A Comfortable House 104\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6: Shop-based Research 116\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7: Catalog of Furniture \u0026amp; Tools 128\u003cbr\u003eBibliography 266\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Author 268\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0306\/3197\/files\/joshua-klein-at-bench_large.jpg?v=1571404917\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mortiseandtenonmag.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJoshua A. Klein\u003c\/a\u003e is editor-in-chief of \u003ci\u003eMortise \u003c\/i\u003e\u0026amp;\u003ci\u003e Tenon Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. He has presented about historic craftsmanship at museums around the United States and has written articles for \u003ci\u003eFine Woodworking\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePopular Woodworking\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAmerican Period Furniture\u003c\/i\u003e. Klein is author of four books, including \"Joined: A Bench Guide to Furniture Joinery\" (Mortise \u003ci\u003e\u0026amp;\u003c\/i\u003e Tenon, 2020) and \"Worked: A Bench Guide to Hand-Tool Efficiency\" (Mortise \u003ci\u003e\u0026amp;\u003c\/i\u003e Tenon, 2022). Joshua is also an Associate Fellow in Mechanical Arts at Greystone Theological Institute. He, his wife, and their three sons are restoring an 1821 cape on the coast of Maine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eYou can read Joshua’s full profile \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/blog.lostartpress.live\/2019\/09\/26\/meet-the-author-joshua-klein\/\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lost Art Press","offers":[{"title":"Book","offer_id":12782832484415,"sku":"BK-EMPLOYED","price":63.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hands Employed Aright Book \u0026 PDF","offer_id":8961635680319,"sku":"BK-EMPLOYED \u0026 PDF","price":78.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"PDF only","offer_id":8961467973695,"sku":"BK-EMPLOYED-PDF","price":30.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0306\/3197\/files\/hands.emp1.jpg?v=1751312398","url":"https:\/\/lostartpress.live\/products\/hands-employed-aright","provider":"Lost Art Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}