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"There would be no trees without branches, and there would be no furniture without joints."
The one which binds together has always been special across cultures. Wood joinery has also evolved across various schools of woodworking in their unique ways. For example, in Japanese joinery, the whole wooden house was built on the strength of joinery. Joinery is used for both connecting the wood and also enhancing the aesthetics of the final product.
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First published in first published in 1899, this book contains a classic guide to making a variety of different types of staircases for the home. The information contained within it was sourced from columns in the weekly journal "Building World", having been consolidated into this concise handbook by the author. "Practical Staircase Joinery" is perfect for DIY enthusiasts and novice joiners alike. Contents include: "Introduction: Explanation of Terms",...
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This comprehensive manual on hand-cut joinery provides an essential reference for modern woodworkers and furniture builders. Author and woodworking instructor Scott Wynn shows how to create almost any traditional furniture joint quickly and accurately using hand planes. Readers learn how to choose, set up, maintain, and master the most popular joinery planes, including plow planes, rabbet planes, router planes, shoulder planes, specialty planes, and...
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Fundamentals of Furniture Making volume 4
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Mortises on the router table, and tenons on the table saw. This approach provides a winning combination for cutting the mortise and tenon joint. What if, once cut, the joint is too tight or too loose? No sweat. Everyone runs into an "oops" every once in a while, and George will provide the fix for you.
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Get Back to Basics with the core information you need to succeed. Learn what is important to know in Woodworker's Guide to Joinery from Butt Joints, Miter Joints, and Lap and Groove Joints, to Mortise-and-Tenon, Dovetail, and Box Joints. Learn how to master the various families of joinery - from the most basic butt joints to half-blind dovetails, tongue-and -groove joints, and beyond.
7) Cassell's Carpentry and Joinery: Comprising Notes on Materials, Processes, Principles, and Practice…
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Cassell's Carpentry and Joinery' is a practical work on practical handicrafts, and it was first published in the confident belief that it was by far the most exhaustive book on these subjects hitherto produced. This text is a comprehensive guide on carpentry, compromising notes on materials, processes, principles and practice, and including about 1,800 engravings. A great book for carpenters of all levels, this book is not to be missed by discerning...
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Fundamentals of Cabinet Making volume 3
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Quality joinery leads to a quality project. Dadoes and rabbets are the mainstay of carcase construction, and you'll learn joinery rules of thumb that can be applied to any project. Stackable dado heads are great for cutting dadoes and rabbets, and you'll learn great tricks for easily setting the width of the dado head.
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¿Eres un carpintero aficionado de fin de semana con una pasión por crear piezas de alta calidad, pero no cuentas con el presupuesto para el equipamiento necesario?
¿Te gustaría saber cómo crear juntas japonesas utilizando herramientas comunes?
La carpintería japonesa es una habilidad antigua que fue desarrollada en una época anterior a la producción masiva de muebles, cuando el ingenio y el carácter del diseño aún importaban. Ahora puedes...
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If you want to make Japanese joints, without spending money on expensive tools then read on...
Are you a weekend carpenter that wants to make traditional Japanese joints?
Do you want to apply Japanese ingenuity of design to everyday furniture and give them a special character?
For centuries before the invention of screws and fasteners, Japanese craftsmen used complex, interlocking joints to connect pieces of wood for structures and beams, helping...
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This book contains a practical guide for the amateur in carpentry, lathe working, joinery, ornamental woodwork, the use of tools, and the selection of timber. A book perfect for those with little or no experience in woodworking, this guide contains everything one might need to know to get started. Full of simple instructions and handy tips on a range of subjects, this book will greatly appeal to the handyman and makes for a worthy addition to collections...
12) Measure and construction of the Japanese house: 250 plans and sketches plus illustrations of joinery
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160 pages : illustrations, plans ; 27 cm
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A remarkable classic work on traditional Japanese architecture, and how the style and features can serve as a model for contemporary residential buildings.
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Build a Tool Chest in Reclaimed Wood volume 3
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Our instructional video gives you the info you need to help lay out the dovetail joints for the chest. If you don't want to cut dovetails, no problem. We also provide the instruction you need to make a rabbet or lock rabbet joint on the corners. Regardless of what joints you use, there are a few critical aspects of assembly. We'll walk you through the steps to make sure the chest goes together square, and with minimal glue squeeze out.
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Are you a weekend hobby carpenter with a passion for creating high-quality pieces, but not quite the equipment budget to match? Would you like to know how to create Japanese joints using common tools?
Japanese joinery is an ancient carpentry skill developed in a time before mass production when ingenuity and character of design still mattered. Now, you can revive this ancient art and introduce it to your own carpentry designs. Whether you are making...
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Are you interested in Woodworking but are overwhelmed by the information present online?
I was precisely at the same place 5 years back when I started my journey in the Wood Crafting.
Over the years, I practiced various forms/branches of Woodworking, especially Joinery and Turning.
This book is the updated discussion on Woodworking as a whole, Wood Joinery, and Wood Turning.
After going through this book, you would start and complete your initial...
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"The Carpenter's and Joiner's Hand-Book" is a classic guide to carpentry and cabinet making, covering a wide range of aspects and elements. Written in clear, simple language and profusely illustrated throughout, this handy volume will be of considerable utility to carpenters and others with a practical interest in wood work.
Contents include: "General Direction for Seasoning and Preserving Timber", "Charring Timber", "Another Method", "A Composition...
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Come on, kids: Grab a hammer, step up to the workbench, and get ready to measure, saw, drill, and make cool things! Wood Shop is an exciting introduction for today's kids to an ages-old tradition: building with wood. With step-by-step photographs and clear instructions, aspiring woodworkers learn essential skills such as how to drive a nail, use a power drill, "measure twice, cut once," and saw correctly. Then the fun begins as they put these skills...
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