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    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Japanese Joinery for Beginners: Master Traditional Woodworking Joints, Essential Hand Tools, and Simple Projects with Confidence

Japanese Joinery for Beginners: Master Traditional Woodworking Joints, Essential Hand Tools, and Simple Projects with Confidence

Duthie, Carrick

Paperback

CarpentryGeneral WookworkingTools & Workshop

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ISBN13: 9798192941164
Publisher: Independently Published
Pages: 138
Weight: 0.43
Height: 0.30 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Japanese joinery has a quiet reputation. Temples that have stood for centuries, cabinets that hold together through nothing but carefully cut wood, joints so precise that the seam almost disappears. It looks like the work of a lifetime - and for a master, it is. But the first joints are far more approachable than most people expect, and they can be cut with a small kit of hand tools on a kitchen table.

This book is written for the complete beginner. It assumes you have never sharpened a chisel, never cut a mortise, and may not yet own a saw. Everything starts at the beginning, in plain language, with the reasoning explained rather than assumed.

Inside, you'll find:

  • A clear introduction to the tradition - where these joints came from, and why they were designed the way they were
  • The essential toolkit: Japanese saws, chisels, marking gauges, and squares, with honest guidance on what to buy first and what can wait
  • How to sharpen and maintain your tools, the skill that quietly determines everything else
  • Choosing and reading wood: grain direction, moisture, seasonal movement, and which species forgive a beginner's mistakes
  • Accurate marking and layout, where most joints are won or lost before a single cut is made
  • Step-by-step instruction in foundational joints, from simple lap joints and half-laps to mortise and tenon, dovetails, and interlocking splices
  • Practice projects that turn each new joint into something you can actually use
  • A troubleshooting section for gaps, tear-out, blown-out shoulders, and joints that fit too tightly or not tightly enough

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