
Wood Joinery for Beginners Handbook
By Stephen FlemingLength1h 33m
About this audiobook
"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.
My Journey:
Back in the days when I was starting with Wood Craft, I was desperately looking for the go-to guide about the processes and the tools involved.
Woodworking is a vast subject with many branches or verticals of this craft like Cabinet Making, Wood Carving, Joinery, Carpentry, and Woodturning.
The online content was information overload and not presented in a sequential manner. The books I referred were either focused on a few processes or assumed that I had the necessary information. Also, I found that most of the books were a little aged.
There are two ways of learning; one is learning from subject matter experts who have years of experience, and then there are people who are just a few steps ahead of you in their journey.
I am the second one, five years into this hobby, and still learning from the experts.
I still remember the initial doubts I had and the tips which helped me.
This book comes after Woodworking for Beginners Handbook, and it focusses entirely on the joinery process. This book is for people who are in their first lap (0-3 years) of the wood-crafting journey and want to have a holistic idea of methods, tools and need help in their initial projects.
I have included ample photographs of realistic projects of beginners explaining the process and standard operating procedure while starting.
In the last chapter, I have provided a glossary of joinery terms and tips for beginners.
Below is the flow of the information provided in the book:
Introduction to Joinery
Joinery tools: Type of tools and how to use them
Detailed discussion on 15 types of joinery: advantage,disadvantage,strength,usage etc.
Japanese Joinery: Introduction, types, pros, cons, and application
CNC wood joinery: Introduction, various kinds of CNC joinery,
Five starter joinery projects with step by step instructions
Glossary of joinery terms
Tips for beginners
So, what are you waiting for? As said in the woodworking community:
Measure Twice and Cut Once and let's start the journey.
Audiobook details
GenreOther, General Fiction
Length1 hr 33 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 2, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1This is the fifth book in my DIY series after the Woodworking for Beginners Handbook. This book takes the discussion about woodworking a step further with a focus on various types of joinery and their applications.
1712. Box Joint
2What is Joinery? A Definition
1813. Bridle Joint
3Brief Introduction to the Joinery Process
1914. Dowel Joint
4Wood Squaring
2015. Finger Joint
5Fasteners
21Square finger joint
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61. Butt Joint-Basic
22Stepped finger joint
72. Mitered Butt Joint
23Slanted cut finger joint
83. Spline Joint
24Types of Japanese Joints
94. Half-Lap Joint
25Considerations in CNC Cut Joinery
105. Tongue and Groove Joint
26Types of CNC joints:
116. Mortise and Tenon Joint
271. Table Leg Assembly Using Mortise and Tenon Joinery
127. BiscuitJoint
282. Small Table with Pocket Hole Joinery
138. Pocket Joints
293. Box using Box Joint
149. Dado Joint
304. Chisel Box Using Japanese Joinery
1510. Rabbet Joint
315. Bench
1611. Dovetail Joints