The Joint Book
by Noll, TerrieEdition: Spiral
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2003-01-01
Publisher(s): Popular Woodworking Books
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Summary
The Joint Book is the ultimate workshop reference, giving woodworkers all the knowledge they need to choose the right joint for the job. It also features step-by-step, illustrated instructions for making over 70 joints, including mortise and tenon joints, dovetails, miters and more. In short, it covers every basic joint in every joint family-including a range of joint variations and helpful jigs. An introductory section details the factors that determine proper joint selection, including the characteristics of various types of woods, joints and adhesives. It then breaks down basic joints into five chapters featuring complete instructions for crafting: bull; Edge and scarf joints bull; Lapped and housed joints bull; Mortise and tenon joints bull; Mitres and bevels bull; Dovetails This guide also includes a quick-reference Joint Selector guide, and instructions for working with hand tools as well as power tools to achieve each type of joint. Terrie Noll is the former editor of Woodwork magazine. She has more than 20 years experience as a furniture designer and maker. She has published numerous articles on woodworking and currently lives in San Francisco, California.
Table of Contents
| Aids to Accuracy and Order | |
| Measuring and Marking | p. 4 |
| Squares and Angles | p. 6 |
| Exact Clamping and Assembly | p. 8 |
| Designing Joints | |
| The Basic Orientations of Wood Parts | p. 10 |
| The Elements of Joinery | p. 12 |
| Wood Material and Joint Design | p. 14 |
| Choosing a Joint | p. 18 |
| Glues and Gluing | p. 20 |
| Edge and Scarf Joints | |
| About Edge Joints | p. 24 |
| Plain Butt Glue Joint | p. 26 |
| Splined Joint | p. 29 |
| Tongue and Groove | p. 31 |
| About Scarf Joints | p. 33 |
| End-to-End Scarf | p. 34 |
| Edge-to-Edge Scarf | p. 36 |
| Squint-Butted Scarf | p. 38 |
| Lapped and Housed Joints | |
| About Lap Joints | p. 40 |
| Shop-made Aids to Making Lap Joints | p. 43 |
| End Lap | p. 45 |
| Center Lap | p. 48 |
| Angled T-Lap | p. 51 |
| Jigged Edge Lap | p. 53 |
| Box Joint on the Table Saw | p. 55 |
| About Housed Joints | p. 58 |
| Full Housing by Hand | p. 60 |
| Full Housing on the Table saw | p. 62 |
| Routed Housed Rabbet | p. 64 |
| Stop-Routed Housed Rabbet | p. 66 |
| Mortise-and-Tenon | |
| About the Mortise-and-Tenon | p. 68 |
| Choosing and Using Mortise and Tenon | p. 72 |
| Basic Mortise-and-Tenon | p. 76 |
| Open Slot Mortise on a Radial-Arm Saw | p. 80 |
| Through Mortise by Hand | p. 82 |
| Angled Mortise and Tenon | p. 84 |
| Through Wedged Tenon | p. 87 |
| Draw-Bored Tenon | p. 89 |
| Angled Tenon and Shoulder | p. 91 |
| Slip, or Loose, Tenon | p. 93 |
| Haunched Tenon | p. 96 |
| Sloped Haunched Tenon | p. 98 |
| Mortise-and-Tenon with Panel Groove | p. 100 |
| Mortise-and-Tenon for a Rabbeted Frame | p. 102 |
| Mortise-and-Tenon for a Moulded Frame | p. 104 |
| Miters and Bevels | |
| About Miters and Bevels | p. 106 |
| Frame Miter by Hand | p. 112 |
| Feathered Miter on a Radial-Arm Saw | p. 114 |
| Lap Miter | p. 116 |
| Housed Rabbet Miter | p. 118 |
| Locked Miter | p. 120 |
| Waterfall Joint | p. 122 |
| Rabbet Miter | p. 124 |
| Compound Miter by Machine | p. 126 |
| Compound Miter by Hand | p. 128 |
| Dovetails | |
| Choosing and Using Dovetails | p. 130 |
| Through Dovetail | p. 134 |
| Half-Blind Dovetail | p. 138 |
| Blind Mitered Dovetail | p. 140 |
| Stopped Tapered Dovetail by Hand | p. 142 |
| Sliding Dovetail Drawer Joint | p. 144 |
| Dovetail Keys | p. 146 |
| Butterfly Keys | p. 148 |
| Dovetail Splines | p. 150 |
| Dowels and Biscuits | |
| About Dowels | p. 152 |
| Using Dowels | p. 155 |
| Reinforced Width Miter | p. 158 |
| Moulded-Edge Carcass Joint | p. 160 |
| Doweled Framing Joint | p. 162 |
| About Biscuit Joinery | p. 164 |
| Flush Framing Joint | p. 166 |
| Biscuited T Orientation | p. 168 |
| Offset L Joint | p. 170 |
| Fasteners, Hardware, and Knockdown Joints | |
| Using Wood Screws | p. 172 |
| Assembly Fasteners, and Reinforcements | p. 174 |
| Keyed Tenon | p. 178 |
| Half-Dovetail Tenon | p. 180 |
| Joint Selector | p. 182 |
| Glossary | p. 186 |
| Index and Table | p. 190 |
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