TBaiga Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 I've been doing a lot of background reading on the Arts & Crafts movement, Gustav Stickley and Greene & Greene (as well as the Hall Brothers). There was a quote by Darrell Peart that said "Greene and Greene is Gustav Stickley meets Japan." It seems that various exhibitions around the turn of the century pealed back the veil on Japanese architectural design, highlighted by the craftsmanship of Japanese woodworkers and their exquisite joinery. I've seen some youtube videos and a few drawings, but never have gotten my hands on any texts detailing the Japanese joinery. I understand there are a few good text out there, by one seems out of print and very high priced. So it's the internet right...has to be something out there in the public (read 'free') domain. I found the JAANUS database (Japanese Architecture and Art Net User System). A quick search of "joint" turned up quite a few hits. I copied those that had full illustrations and made a pdf (see attached). I didn't do any editing or organizing, just a quick copy and paste. There are some amazing (to me) joints here, although most of the concepts are the same to things you've seen or made. Anyway, thought I'd share this...if anything else it might generate some ideas for puzzle boxes or as Rob pit it, joinery showboating. http://woodtalkonline.com/public/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif Here's the link to the dB http://www.aisf.or.jp/~jaanus/ And if anyone wants the MS Word version, just contacting directly.Japanese Joinery.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timberwerks Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 If you would like to see great examples of Japanese joinery being used in furniture and carpentry, follow Chri's Hall's blog: http://thecarpentryway.blogspot.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBaiga Posted January 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 absolutely...lots of fine work there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodcanuck Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 Thanks for posting that...very cool stuff, I love the multi-piece joints that lock together when the last piece is fitted into place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suiciedchild Posted May 20, 2011 Report Share Posted May 20, 2011 Awesome thank you for the links , that gives me more than I'll know what to do with for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbarton22 Posted May 24, 2011 Report Share Posted May 24, 2011 Insane. I can't cut a proper dovetail and looking at that stuff just makes me want to turn in my chisels and go home. That is so awesome. I have been investigating a lot of Japanese joinery lately. these are good finds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sapele steve Posted May 27, 2011 Report Share Posted May 27, 2011 WOW! That Japanese joinery is totally amazing! Now I know why their Shrines have lasted for thousands of years! I think that I will be sticking with the basics for the time being.... Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Posted May 27, 2011 Report Share Posted May 27, 2011 Thanks for that link, Tom. It's bookmarked for future use. Lots of cool joints to try out. I second the recommendation to follow Chris Hall's blog. He's flat amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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