The Complete Japanese Joinery

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Most of the joinery in this book was cut by hand with traditional Japanese hand tools: Dozuki saws, chisels and wooden planes. Part-time "Home" craftsmen may find these examples inspiring, intimidating or outright depressing in comparison to their own work. My father was a world-class craftsman ( a violin repairman and pattern-maker) so he made many of these joints just for practice, although the methods he chose would undoubtedly differ from traditional Japanese woodworker's ways. In this definitive book on Japanese woodworking, you'll discover a methodical, beginner-friendly approach to mastering Japanese woodworking without being an apprentice for years, from choosing the right tools to mastering the foundational techniques for creating beautiful and strong joints.

Are you a DIY hobbyist looking for a new hobby to learn and pass away time? Do you want to learn how to make aesthetic, but structurally strong woodworking techniques? Do you want to give your home a touch of the Japanese exotic without having to leave the bedroom? Four reasons every hobbyist or serious craftsman should consider adding Japanese woodworking to their skillsetThe few joints in here that I found practical use for were the construction joints that help isolate vibration while maintaining structural integrity. Although these timber-framing joints are intended to provide flexible-yet-strong houses in earthquake-prone Japan, they are also useful in building recording-studios where sound-transmission through joist-conduction must be minimized. I suspect that very few construction workers would have the confidence in their skills to cut some of these complex joints into an expensive 60-foot glue/ lam beam as I did. Of course, I would have never risked that without practicing the joints first on less expensive material with the expert help of my father. If you build recording studios, or want an Earth friendly yet Earthquake resistant home, you may find practical applications for timber framing joinery within. Although I have not heard of many architects using this joinery, I have thought of other applications. The metal-free joinery ( without nails or screws) in this volume could solve some design problems in structures that contain super-powerful magnets for nuclear medicine or particle physics labs.

All in all, very nice and useful book, which can read anybody. Some to get informed about the thematic, some to learn a lot, some to spot some hidden detail. Those, who are the masters of the skill, can enjoy and admire the ingenuity and perfectionism of Japanese wooden structures builders. The book is beautiful, unique, and about an arcane subject, so it has high merit solely in that respect. If you love this type of thing, it is for you and highly recommended. Gorgeous photographs of intricate, hand-crafted joinery are intriguing for some of us woodworkers, even if we never intend to use these joints. And for those of who have made some of these joints, the excellent examples provide a high benchmark for grading our own efforts.urn:lcp:completejapanese0000unse:epub:3bf5ddfb-98b1-4847-af91-73cba1932239 Foldoutcount 0 Identifier completejapanese0000unse Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t6k15hn91 Invoice 1652 Isbn 0881791210 Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2020-01-27 09:01:53 Associated-names Nii, Koichi Paul; Satō, Hideo, 1924- Japanese woodworking; Nakahara, Yasuo. Jitsuyō zukai daiku sashiganejutsu. English Boxid IA1767118 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier I inherited this book from my father and enjoyed perusing it from time-to-time. I loved that book dearly, and so, decided to share it with others by donating it to our local library.