re: WSJ: Sofas made much worse now

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if the wood pieces are interconnected with one another in what is known as mortise and tenon joinery

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Lulz. Most people buy their “furniture” from box stores like big lots or Ashley. Good luck finding anything worthwhile at any of those garbage brokers. Even the “hoity toity” places sell the same Vietnam and China crap at a higher markup.

Its unfortunate but furniture now a days is a throw away item, mass produced in some far east slave labor camp out of the absolute cheapest of materials with questionable workmanship and finishes. There are some places in the USA that still produce furniture items of varying quality but you will pay for them. Most people don’t have the means or stomach to pay $15,000 for a kitchen table with no chairs though.