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Le Menuisier | The Joiner 

The menuisier, or joiner, was an artisan who built things by joining pieces of wood, particularly lighter and more ornamental work than that done by a carpenter. He was primarily responsible for the manufacture of small works, as opposed to large works. The joiner made small wooden works, furniture and other objects intended for domestic use (doors, tables, cabinets, etc.). His main tools were the plane, the galley, the grooving/plow plane, the handsaw and the mallet.

"The joiner", circa 1880 drawing (unknown artist) appearing in Was willst du werden? Bilder aus dem Handwerkerleben, Wikimedia Commons.

"The joiner", circa 1880 drawing (unknown artist) appearing in Was willst du werden? Bilder aus dem Handwerkerleben, Wikimedia Commons.


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Source: Claude Lemay, "Fonctions et métiers délaissés", l'Ancêtre, number 281, volume 34, winter 2008, and number 280, volume 34, winter 2007; electronic edition, Société généalogique de Québec (www.sgq.qc.ca/images/_SGQ/R_LAncetre_plus_libre/ENT-FONCTIONS-METIERS-DELAISSES.pdf).