Essential Japanese Joinery: Fundamental Tools & Techniques of Japanese Woodworking

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Hisao Zen

Essential Japanese Joinery

Fundamental Tools & Techniques of Japanese Woodworking

Hisao Zen

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Cedar Lane Press
07 November 2024

Handicrafts, decorative arts & crafts; Decorative wood & metalwork; DIY: general

Learn the art and timeless techniques of hand-tooled Japanese woodworking.

Japanese woodworking utilises ingenious hand-tool joinery to construct pieces without the use of fasteners or adhesives. These techniques emphasise the strength of each individual piece of wood creating a finished project that will stand the test of time. There is no rotting via rusted fasteners and no cracking or splitting from constraining the wood when it wants to move.

As the perfect place to begin a journey of understanding the nuanced beauty of Japanese woodworking, Essential Japanese Joinery is geared toward beginners with no Japanese woodworking knowledge. Author Hisao Zen, creator of the popular online video course, DIY Japanese Joinery, starts readers with an explanation of all the tools needed and how best to keep them sharp. With tools ready for use, the step-by-step photography and expert instructions detail how to craft essential connecting and splicing joints by hand. With several plans for skill-building projects, Essential Japanese Joinery puts all the newly learned abilities to work.

With Essential Japanese Joinery, anyone interested in hand-tool woodworking will discover:

How to read anticipate the movement of wood grain. Expert techniques for using each tool. Sharpening and maintenance practices for hand tools. The strengths and weaknesses of joints and when to use them.

By: Hisao Zen
Imprint: Cedar Lane Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 203mm, Spine: 25mm
ISBN: 9781958212042
ISBN 10: 1958212040
Pages: 198
Publication Date: 07 November 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Hisao Zen is the founder of the popular online video course, DIY Japanese Joinery, an extensive collection of expert instruction covering all facets of Japanese woodworking. Before launching DIY Japanese Joinery, Zen spent over two decades honing his woodworking skills building and restoring historic Buddhist temples and landmark shrines. After receiving a grant from RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, to create a Japanese woodworking course, the popularity and enthusiasm for the subject prompted the launch of his online course to satisfy demand. While still teaching, he dedicates his time to expanding and improving his online courses for students of Japanese woodworking around the globe.