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Japanese Joinery Handbook
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ISBN13: 9798191283746
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Aug 7 2026
Pages: 302
Weight: 1.55
Height: 0.63 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Aug 7 2026
Pages: 302
Weight: 1.55
Height: 0.63 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
You've admired Japanese joinery in photographs - the impossibly tight splice, the corner joint holding four members at once with no metal in sight.Structures built this way have carried live and seismic loads for over a thousand years without a single fastener in their primary frame. Admiration is easy. Understanding why the joint was cut that way, and how to cut one yourself, is a different kind of knowledge entirely.
Japanese Joinery Handbook closes that gap. This is a systematic, working guide to kigumi - the practice of joining wood to wood through precisely cut, interlocking geometry rather than nails, screws, or glue - built from first principles rather than presented as a gallery of impressive shapes.
Inside, you'll learn how to:
No book replaces years at a bench. What this one offers is the systematic, accurate foundation that makes every hour you spend at that bench count for more.Pick up a chisel, and start with Chapter 1.
Inside, you'll learn how to:
- Select the right joint for a given structural or furniture-scale application
- Lay out and cut mortise-and-tenon, splice, corner, and lap joint families using traditional marking systems
- Read and evaluate joint fit, and diagnose the most common causes of a poor one
- Apply core joinery principles to both new construction and restoration work
- Scale the same underlying logic from full timber framing and roof geometry down to furniture, screens, and kumiko lattice
No book replaces years at a bench. What this one offers is the systematic, accurate foundation that makes every hour you spend at that bench count for more.Pick up a chisel, and start with Chapter 1.
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