jan 1, 1656 - joiner

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A craftsman who fastened pieces of wood together to form a framework, as in furniture-making and house-fittings. 1394 <i> Thomas Junour, cardemaker </i>, York (SS96/95). In York the ordinances for <i> junours </i> date from <i> c </i>.1413 and among the craftsmen named were <i> Andreu Joynour </i>, <i> Johan Grene </i>and <i> Thomas Wright, joynours </i>, York (SS120/148). The John Green named there was working on York Minster library: 1419 <i> Et Johanni Grene, joynor, pro joynacione tabularum pro libraria </i> (SS35/39). Items made in this way include: 1542 <i> A bedsted with a tryndle bed </i> <i> geoned within the same </i>, Bretton Hall (YRS134/2); 1574 <i> one yoned forme </i>, Brough, Catterick (SS26/246); 1656 <i> a joynt stoole </i>, Eshton (YRS134/114). Note: 1562 <i> a bofett stole of joyner worke </i>, Richmond (SS26/161). See clog.

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