Essential Japanese Joinery: Fundamental Tools & Techniques of Japanese Woodworking

Japanese woodworking utilizes ingenious hand—tool joinery to construct pieces without the use of fasteners or adhesives. These techniques emphasize the strength of each individual piece of wood creating a finished project that will stand the test of time. There is no rotting via rusted fasteners and no cracking or splitting from constraining the wood when it wants to move.

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