Japanese Wood Joinery Book

Available for around 21 this book examines the history surrounding japanese woodworking and presents many important secrets of japanese joinery.

Japanese wood joinery book. Using techniques handed down in guilds and families for centuries japanese builders would fit wooden beams together without any external fasteners. Be sure to check out the thought provoking forewords from len brackett and our sensei jay van arsdale. The kanawa tsugi translated as a half blind tenoned dadoed and rabbeted scarf joint is used to splice two pieces of wood together end to end. This lively introduction to japanese joinery not only delves lovingly into the unique history and development of japanese carpentry but also reveals many secrets of japanese joinery.

Presenting 48 joints selected from among the several hundred known and used today this visually exciting book will please anyone who has ever been moved by the sheer beauty of wood. A handbook for joiners and carpenters and japanese woodworking. This lively introduction to japanese joinery not only delves lovingly into the unique history and development of japanese carpentry but also reveals many secrets of japanese joinery. It s a strong interesting joint that andrew hunter cuts by hand.

This book combines the 2 out of print books. Centuries before the invention of screws and fasteners japanese carpentries created their own beautiful and effective woodworking joints known as joinery closely related to japanese architecture. If you ve built furniture or casework you ll enjoy the easy introduction to japanese woodworking techniques in this combination of western and japanese joinery. It is the work of tightly slotting together pieces of timber or lumber to hold together and produce more complicated items.

Get started with japanese joinery. Long before screws and metal fastenings became de rigueur japanese builders had mastered the art of wood joinery. There s so much info here. It blends traditional and modern elements both in its design and construction.

It was interesting to skim the first book and see how woodworking in japan differs from the west. This is actually a compilation of two japanese books that were translated to english one on woodworking in general tools and techniques and one on joinery. A handbook of japanese tool use woodworkng techniques. Written by late professor of architecture at the tokyo institute of technology kiyosi sieke the book looks at 48 distinct japanese joints and contains 64 photographs for your viewing enjoyment.