Mr. Joshua Klein

Fellow in Mechanical Arts

  • Musical Instrument Repair & Construction Program, Guitar Specialty, 2007

  • The National Institute of Wood Finishing, 2008

  • Mortise & Tenon Magazine, Founder/Editor-in-Chief, 2015-present

Mr. Klein is a ruling elder at Pilgrim Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Bangor, Maine and is founder and editor-in-chief of Mortise & Tenon Magazine. He has been selected for the Early American Life Directory of Traditional American Crafts for his authentic approach to pre-industrial furniture making and has presented about historic craftsmanship at museums around the United States. In addition to his regular essays in Mortise & Tenon, he has written articles for Fine Woodworking, Popular Woodworking, and American Period Furniture, and is author of four books: Hands Employed Aright: The Furniture Making of Jonathan Fisher (1768-1847) (Lost Art Press, 2018), Another Work is Possible (Mortise & Tenon, 2020), Joined: A Bench Guide to Furniture Joinery (Mortise & Tenon, 2020), and Worked: A Bench Guide to Hand-Tool Efficiency (Mortise & Tenon, 2022). Klein, his wife, and their three sons are currently restoring an 1810 cape on the coast of Maine.

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Eloquence Wed to Wisdom
Mark A. Garcia, Joshua Klein, L.M. Sacasas
Eloquence Wed to Wisdom
Mark A. Garcia, Joshua Klein, L.M. Sacasas

Ep. 62

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In today’s episode of Greystone Conversations, we conclude to our conversation regarding craftsmanship and workmanship, and consider what might account for the resurgence of interest in craftmanship and the trades.

Mark A. Garcia, Joshua Klein, L.M. Sacasas
Situated Creatures: The Ethics of Skill, Perception, and Habit
Mark A. Garcia, Joshua Klein, L.M. Sacasas
Situated Creatures: The Ethics of Skill, Perception, and Habit
Mark A. Garcia, Joshua Klein, L.M. Sacasas

Ep. 61

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In today’s episode of Greystone Conversations, we return to our conversation regarding craftsmanship and workmanship, and consider the ethics of workmanship in skill, perception, and habit. This is the fourth episode in our five part series.

Mark A. Garcia, Joshua Klein, L.M. Sacasas
Durability, Diversity, and Value of Work: The End(s) in View
Mark A. Garcia, Joshua Klein, L.M. Sacasas
Durability, Diversity, and Value of Work: The End(s) in View
Mark A. Garcia, Joshua Klein, L.M. Sacasas

Ep. 60

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In today’s episode of Greystone Conversations, we return to our conversation regarding craftsmanship and workmanship, and consider today the ends in view of such a theory of workmanship we have endeavored to express. This is the third episode in our five part series.

Mark A. Garcia, Joshua Klein, L.M. Sacasas
Workmanship of Risk vs. Workmanship of Certainty
Mark A. Garcia, Joshua Klein, L.M. Sacasas
Workmanship of Risk vs. Workmanship of Certainty
Mark A. Garcia, Joshua Klein, L.M. Sacasas

Ep. 59

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Can craftmanship change how we think about theological education, about ministry in the church, about relationships generally and to one another, and our relationship to God's world?

Mark A. Garcia, Joshua Klein, L.M. Sacasas