Description
Book SynopsisWoodworking Joinery by Hand is a ground-breaking woodworking book that introduces a new twist on the traditional hand-cut methods of joint making.
One of the biggest challenges with conventional hand-joinery techniques is that the novice woodworker needs to first master the difficult skill of cutting perfectly straight and with a high degree of accuracy. With Sugita’s unique method of guiding and controlling the saw blade using jigs and magnetic sheets, even a complete beginner can learn advanced joint-making techniques with hand tools alone. Making it easy to produce straight and square cuts, this pioneering technique is a game-changer for producing high-precision, beautifully made wooden joints. Japanese-style saws only cut when pulled towards the body, allowing them to be made of thinner-grade metal and therefore cutting a finer, more precise line than more conventional western-style saws. This book won’t just appeal to beginners, but also more experienced woodworkers who want to brush up on their sawing skills.
Through the construction of a variety of different types of frames, boxes, guides and jigs, with clear progression through levels of difficulty, you will learn all the skills you’ll need, from basic frame construction to more challenging and intricate joints. Quiet and safe, these techniques use hand tools and bespoke jigs for a peaceful approach to the craft, making it enjoyable and sociable. Including detailed step-by-step instructions, illustrations, tip and tricks, you’ll find everything you need to get started.
Joints featured: half lap joint, splined mitre joint, mitred lap joint, rabbet joint, box joint, mortise and tenon joint, dovetail joint and more.
- Includes tutorials on seven types of basic frame, seven styles of box, a set of drawers and ten types of guides and jigs
- Features ground-breaking magnetic jig technique, devised by the author and not found in other books
- Introduces Japanese-style saws, increasing in popularity in the western world
- Aimed at beginners to jointing techniques but will also teach new skills to more experienced woodworkers
Trade ReviewFeaturing profusely and informatively illustrated step-by-step instructions throughout, Woodworking Joinery by Hand is an ideal instruction manual and how-to guide that will be of special and particular interest to both amateur and professional woodworkers alike. Simply stated, Woodworking Joinery by Hand is an especially and unreservedly recommended addition to personal, professional, community, and highschool woodworking shop class woodworking collections.
* Mid-West Book Review *
Table of ContentsChapter 1: Basic tools
What is a ripping guide?
How to use a ripping guide
Other types of ripping guide
What is a cross-cut guide?
Length hook: how to make same dimension cuts
Hand saw
Marking tools
Calipers
Tools for stabilizing
Chapter 2: Creating frames
Level 1
Half lap joint photo frame
Level 2
Rabbeted half lap joint photo frame
Level 3
Splined mitre joint photo frame
Level 4
Mitered lap joint photo frame
Level 5
Grooved or rabbeted mitred lap joint photo frame
Level 6
Bridle joint photo frame
Level 7
Grooved bridle joint photo frame
Chapter 3: Making boxes
Level 1
Rabbet joint box
Level 2
Case mitre joint box
Level 3
Box joint basics – five interlocking profiles
Level 4
Box joint that hides rabbet on bottom board
Level 5
Box with a lid
Level 6
Box with a sliding lid
Level 7
Cope-and-stick joint box
Level 8
Set of drawers
Chapter 4: Guides and jigs
Shooting board and bench hook
Miter cutting guide with T-shaped stopper
Rabbeting guide
Accurate guide
Case mitre cutting guide
Mortise and tenon joint
Joining boards and custom clamps
Saw guide for set-saw blade
Tail guide and blade spacer
Tapered sliding dovetail joint
The story behind the Sugita woodworking method
Author’s profile
