M&T is a beautiful biannual print magazine from the US celebrating the preservation, research, and recreation of historic furniture. With no ads, and 144 pages printed and perfectly bound on 70# opaque uncoated paper, this is not just any magazine, this is a coffee table magazine.
They believe a full appreciation of period furniture-making practice comes from an integrative approach where your mind is as engaged as your hands are in learning. For this reason they have essays to expand your knowledge, tutorials to expand your skills and interviews with the masters to inspire you to better work.
Meet the most dedicated period furniture makers today producing the very best in authentic pre-industrial craftsmanship.
Get a behind the scenes look into the life and work of the most accomplished furniture conservators that are entrusted to treat some of the most important US cultural artifacts.
Sit down with the USA's most preeminent furniture scholars and read about their life, furniture, and scholarship methodology.
Issue 21 includes:
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“In the Throes of Construction: The Adventure of Building a Viking Ship” - Jay Smith
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“Hidden Legacy: Colonial New Mexican Woodcraft” - Andrew Gonzales
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“Working Within Compass” - Kenneth Schwarz
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“Displaced: Folk Furniture’s Connection to Place, People, & Time” - Mike Epworth
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“On the Outside: The House by Hand Exterior” - Joshua A. Klein
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“Under the Table: An Examination of an 18th-Century Tavern Table”
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“Voices of the Lost Boys: Tales by Early American Woodworking Apprentices” - Andrew S. Hogeland
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“It Never Gets Old: A Visit to Bonhams Skinner Auction House”
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Alex Ellis – “Seeds of Craft: On Replacing the Temporary with the Enduring” - Alex Ellis
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Book Recommendation – “Five Timber Framing Books” - Nevan Carling