The Joinery Compendium: Learning from Traditional Woodworking
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The Joinery Compendium: Learning from Traditional Woodworking is an illustrated guide to traditional wood joints for design students, furniture makers, architects, and woodworkers. Edited by Sascha Bauer, written with Daniel Pauli, and published by Ruby Press in 2024, the 896-page hardcover is written in English, with terminology also given in German and Japanese. It collects more than 400 handcrafted joints from around the world, presented with drawings, descriptions, notes on history and use, and step-by-step instructions for making each one.
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For coursework, the index-like structure and simplified illustrations make joints easy to find and compare. Students can use it to choose a connection for a prototype, to study how joints work without nails or glue, and to think about repair and disassembly as part of a sustainable design. The multilingual glossary supports further research in other traditions of making. On a university reading list, it works as a practical reference that complements books on materials and manufacturing, giving a clear overview of the logic of traditional woodworking.
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