The Art of Japanese JoineryThis 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. 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. With the clear isometric projections complementing the 64 pages of stunning photographs, even the weekend carpenter can duplicate these bequests from the traditional Japanese carpenter, which can be applied to projects as large as the buildings for which most of them were originally devised or to projects as small as a sewing box. |
Contents
Translators Introduction | 7 |
Functions of Japanese Joinery | 89 |
Splicing Joints | 99 |
Copyright | |
2 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
ai-gaki ancient angle ari-kake azekura basic beams beauty blind tenon boards butt joint cabinetmakers carpentry connecting joints cross lap joint daimochi-tsugi devised diagonal braces dovetail joint eaves Edo period example female halves ferroconcrete finishing joints floor framework framing fusuma glued gooseneck mortise groove groundsill halving joints hip rafters hira-hozo Hōryū-ji humidity isometric projection isuka-tsugi Japan Japanese architecture Japanese carpenters Japanese joinery join Kakushi-mechigai-tsugi kanawa-tsugi kiwari lap joint lintel lumber male half male joint Mechigai-tsugi meters miter miter joint mortise and tenon Nara oblique scarf joint ōire okkake-daisen-tsugi post and lintel purlins rabbeted oblique scarf rails reinforced ridgepole sage-kama Seike shaku shape shiguchi shōji Shōsō-in shown in Figure shrine sills simple scarf joint socket spiral grain twist splicing and connecting splicing joints square strength stress structural members structural posts stub tenon style techniques tenon joint Tōdai-ji tsugite variations wanagi-komi wedges wood construction wooden buildings wooden structures