Japanese Carpentry Joints Book. This lively introduction to japanese joinery not only delves lovingly into the unique history and development of japanese carpentry but also reveals many secrets of japanese joinery. Pages 1 25 are a very cursory overview of the art of carpentry in ancient japan.
Presenting 48 joints selected from among the several hundred known and used today this visually exciting book will please anyone who has ever been moved by the sheer beauty of wood. This is how they make houses which last centuries even through earth tremors. Thejoinery jp is the twitter account of this artist a young japanese man who works by day in automobile marketing.
The project is ongoing as the creator continues to seek new information about this fascinating tradition from books magazines and other archival sources.
Feb 11 2017 explore michelle yavor s board japanese wood joints followed by 521 people on pinterest. We ve assembled a free pdf of japanese joinery techniques and japanese woodworking tools for western woodworkers. It presents 48 joints selected from among the several hundred known and used today. At the time of writing he has created gif illustrations of 81 traditional wood joints.
