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Joinery, Joists and Gender: A History of Woodworking for the 21st Century by Deirdre Visser offers a fresh and insightful reexamination of woodworking through the lenses of history, craft, and gender. Blending material culture studies with social and cultural analysis, Visser traces the evolution of woodworking practices while challenging traditional narratives that have long shaped the field.

This book explores how skills, tools, labor, and identity intersect across time, revealing woodworking as both a technical discipline and a deeply social practice. By connecting historical traditions with contemporary perspectives, Visser invites readers to reconsider who builds, who is recognized, and how craft knowledge is transmitted today.

Highly recommended for woodworkers, designers, historians, educators, and readers interested in craft studies, gender studies, and material culture, this eBook is an engaging and thought-provoking contribution to understanding woodworking in the modern era.