Japanese Woodworking and Joinery - Shelter Institute
Japanese Woodworking and Joinery - Shelter Institute

Japanese Woodworking and Joinery

  • Tuttle Publishing
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The age-old techniques of Japanese joinery, opened to every woodworker.

Best For

  • Japanese joint study
  • Hand tool enthusiasts
  • Craft tradition readers

Japanese Woodworking and Joinery by the Carpenters Tool Study Group is a 176-page hardcover from Tuttle that teaches 20 traditional Japanese joints step by step, with an introduction to the hand tools used to cut them.

The Carpenters Tool Study Group is a collective of Japan's leading woodworkers, carpenters and wood craftspeople. The joints lock wood together without screws, nails or brackets, and more than 1,000 full-color photos and drawings show each step, with sidebars on expert advice and common mistakes. It's written for carpenters, weekend woodworkers and anyone who loves Japanese tools.

Tuttle Publishing was founded in 1832 in Rutland, Vermont, and is one of the oldest American publishers still operating. Charles E. Tuttle, its modern founder, came to Tokyo on General MacArthur's staff in 1945 and set up a publishing outpost in Japan in 1948, and since then the company has focused on English-language books about Asia.

  • Author: Carpenters Tool Study Group
  • Format: hardcover with jacket
  • Size: 7-1/2 x 10 in, 176 pages; over 1,000 full-color photos and illustrations
  • Contents: 20 joints step by step; Japanese hand tools; choosing joinery for a project
  • Published by: Tuttle Publishing, 2025

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