Well, that wraps up our Issue Twenty Table of Contents blog series! We’ve been announcing one article per weekday over the last two weeks, and as you can see, there’s a lot to be excited about. Check out the full Table of Contents below:
Joshua A. Klein – “Circle of Influence: Bill Coperthwaite’s Joy in Making Things”
Björn Svantesson – “Bridging the Gap: An Exploration of Scandinavian Pre-industrial Planemaking”
Nev Jones – “Building Resilience: Green Woodworking & Mental Health”
Paul Kingsnorth – “Reclaiming Humanity Against the Machine”
“Provincial Pedigree: Examination of a 19th-century French Ladderback Armchair”
Luke Sellers – “The Clog-Maker’s Craft: Europe’s Living Tradition”
Michael Updegraff – “Bargain Barn: Yankee Thrift & Relocating Old Structures”
Steve Voigt – “Old Street Tool: The Planemaking Legacy of Larry Williams & Don McConnell”
Michael Updegraff – “Book Recommendation: Lars Mytting’s Norwegian Wood”
The cover photograph is an homage to the late Bill Coperthwaite, who has been such an instrumental figure in my thoughts about craftsmanship and life. My article in this issue is all about him, and I’ve long wanted one of our covers to be a tip of the hat to Bill. There is a vintage scorp in the upper left, similar to the ones Bill used to hollow his bowls. The knife on the right is the one that lives at my hip every single day. I made it years back from a file and a chunk of cherry. The handle is very much inspired by Bill’s carved knife handles. The riven wood pieces are subsequent stages of carving the small foxes that have come to be associated with Bill – although he saw them first in Japan. The back cover represents the DIY/tinkerer Coperthwaite. His house was completely handmade, mostly of pine boards. There are wooden latches, hooks, and fixtures everywhere, all held in place with slotted screws. He was always experimenting with new ways to do things, which is evident from the prototypes scattered around his shop.
Mike and I will be copy editing Issue Twenty next week and then it will go to Cummings, our printer. Cummings is always efficient in their turnaround. They’re on deck, ready with our paper, and get right to the presses once we hand off the files. Within a few weeks, the bound magazines head out to our antsy subscribers.
The final cutoff for subscriptions that include Issue Twenty is the end of the day Friday, February 27. So, make sure you’re signed up before then. It’ll be here before you know it!
-Joshua