1st Edition
Joinery, Joists and Gender A History of Woodworking for the 21st Century
Preface Introduction Chapter 1: Early Histories of Women in Woodworking Chapter 2: Changing Educational Models Chapter 3: Shifting Economies Chapter 4: The American Studio Furniture Movement Chapter 5: Contemporary Profiles
Biography
Deirdre Visser is a curator, educator, visual artist, and woodworker in San Francisco’s Mission District.
"I love this book...My favorite aspect of the book is the intellectual perspective that Visser brings to the subject, which she treats with welcome nuance. I greatly appreciate that Visser and her colleague in the project early on, Laura Mays, saw fit to include not just art- and studio-furniture makers, but builders of custom work who happily refer to their workspaces as shops, and builders of buildings (to a lesser extent)…The diversity of featured makers is great. This is by no means a review, but it’s certainly an appreciation and a strong recommendation."
Nancy Hiller, woodworker and author, USA
"Packed with surprises, inspiration, and thorough scholarship, Deirdre Visser’s Joinery, Joists and Gender: A History of Woodworking for the 21st Century weaves the stories of historic and contemporary makers into the first collective history of women and non-binary makers in the field of wood. Part history and part survey of contemporary craft, this book contains previously undocumented stories of woodworking history and interviews that are equal parts funny, poignant, and inspiring. This is a smart, joyful, untold history of woodworking with excellent photos. All of that and an illustrated glossary? It’s time to place your order and settle in for an expansive take on the material we all love."
Aspen Golann, from a review in Fine Woodworking
