Placing the work in historical context, an introductory chapter and footnotes throughout the original unaltered text illuminate a tradesman's life in that era, from social conditions to the tools in common use. Moskowitz, a book collector, history buff and expert woodworker, collaborated with Schwarz, editor of Popular Woodworking and Woodworking Magazine, to republish this expanded version that brings the 170-year-old volume to life for modern readers.
By Anonymous, Christopher Schwarz and Joel Moskowitz The anonymously written 1839 edition of The Joiner and Cabinet Maker followed the fictional career of Thomas, a young 19th-century English carpenter's apprentice, through his training in traditional joinery and casework techniques.
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