Book: Japanese Joinery
Two weekends ago I was given a copy of “Japanese Joinery”. Although not a historic based book, it gives a whole truck load of information on the “ART” of Japanese Temple building joinery. I am seriously intimidated by some of these joints, as they have a lot of angles, dado’s, mortise & tenon, lap joints with sliding keys, and invisible wedging…and that can be on just one joint.
WOW… I got me a whole lot of learning to do
Thanks you Uilliam mac Fearchar mhic Gille Aindrias for the book. I am inspired and terrified all at the same time… Shiny.
Mary–have you seen Toshio Odate’s _Japanese Woodworking Tools_?
(Taunton Press, 1984, ISBN 0-918804-19-1)
Very clear with unusually good drawings. Odate explains the use of each tool, with lots of references to Western equivalents, signifigance in the _shokunin_ subculture, and even historical info. His comments on how long the Japanese have used each tool, and whether they were invented locally, or brought in from China, Korea or the West, are particularly nice for us.
Might be a nice companion volume to the one you just got.
Ulfhedinn
Just bought it on-line. Thanks for the recommendation.