Wood Joinery for Beginners Handbook: The Essential Joinery Guide with Tools, Techniques, Tips and Starter Projects
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"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.
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Wood Joinery for Beginners Handbook - Stephen Fleming
Preface
This 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.
When I first started woodcraft, I was desperately looking for a go-to guide about the processes and tools I would need.
The content I found online was total information overload and wasn’t even presented sequentially. The books I looked at were either focused on just a few processes or assumed that I already had the necessary information. A lot of the books were also very dated.
There are two ways of learning; one is learning from SMEs (Subject Matter Experts) with years of experience, and the other is people who are just a few steps ahead of you in their journey.
I fall into the latter group. I’m five years into this hobby and still learning from the experts.
I still remember the initial doubts I had and the tips that helped me.
This book is for those who are still running their first lap (0-3 years) in wood crafting and want to have a holistic idea of the processes and tools they will need for joinery. The book also discusses Japanese and CNC joinery.
I have included photographs of realistic beginner projects, and I will explain the process and standard operating procedures associated with them.
In the last chapter, Appendix, I have provided a glossary of joinery terms.
Cheers, and let’s start the journey
Stephen Fleming
2. Basics of Joinery
What is Joinery? A Definition
Joinery is a fundamental part of woodworking that can be found practically everywhere in the making of furniture, windows, doors, and floor coverings.
Although the vital function of joinery is to hold wood together firmly, it can additionally be used to make the wood piece more attractive.
Joinery can either involve a simple process of wood being toenailed or glued together or, it can entail a far more complex joining of two pieces of wood.
The team evaluating joinery technique
Here are a few definitions to make things more clear:
Joinery is a part of woodworking that involves joining together pieces of wood or lumber, to produce more complex woods.
Some wood joints employ fasteners, bindings, or adhesives, while others use only wood elements.
The characteristics of wooden joints - strength, flexibility, toughness, appearance, etc. - derive from the properties of the materials involved and the purpose of the joint.
Therefore, different joinery techniques are used to meet differing requirements.
Refer: (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodworking_joints)
Carpentry vs. Joinery
Many people are uncertain about the difference between a joiner and a carpenter. If you need a task to be completed, that involves wood, who do you call?
Both carpenters and joiners share numerous qualities; nevertheless, they are described differently, depending on your area - the south of England tends to use the term ‘carpenter,’ while the north of England tends to say ‘joiner.’ Both a carpenter and a joiner are tradesmen within the building and construction sector, and both primarily work with wood.
Joiners
A joiner is an artisan who makes or joins the wood, generally in a workshop, whereas a carpenter constructs wooden pieces on-site. In straightforward terms, a joiner makes the timber that a carpenter then fixes on-site. A joiner, therefore, is generally connected to making doors, windows, staircases, and equipped furnishings that are usually made in a workshop off-site because heavy machinery is needed.
Carpenters
A carpenter is typically an expert in more prominent aspects, such as building sand fitting roofing trusses, stud work, and floors on-site by cutting as well as fitting pieces together, making use of a range of materials and devices. Carpenters are accountable for setting up and building a structure.
Bespoke Joinery
Bespoke relates to creating something based on someone’s unique specifications. Store-bought furniture such as closets, shelving systems, TV systems, and even closets can’t be personalized and so won’t be tailored to the nuances of a room. Custom joinery also adds value to your home.
Brief Introduction to the Joinery Process
Joinery entails attaching wood pieces of timber. Types of joints involve:
Fasteners
Screws (open, plugged, capped).
Pocket screws.
Nails (hammer and also pneumatic).
Bindings
Metal straps, metal corners, corners.
Material straps: fabric, natural leather.
Adhesive
Wood adhesive: Glue creates a more robust attachment.
Water swelling.
Wood aspects
Dowel: A wooden rod set right into both blocks of adjoining wood.
Biscuit: A small wooden biscuit formed piece is set into both pieces of adjoining wood.
Spline: Comparable to the biscuit, however, the spline
runs the joint's whole size.
Corner blocks: Square or triangular blocks positioned at a joint to attach both blocks of wood.
Commonly used joints in woodworking:
Butt joint: A piece of timber is joined to another part of the wood. This is the simplest, as well as the weakest joint.
Butt Joint
(Photo Reference: Jomegat at the English Wikipedia / CC BY-SAhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)
Miter joint: Comparable to a butt joint, the only difference being both