Japanese Joinery

[Yonak Hawkins]

Japanese wood craftsmen and their carpentry guilds were known to carefully protect trade secrets of their construction techniques. Even as the approaches found visual representation in print publications, it was often hard to visualize how they worked. Here are gifs that show many traditional Japanese joints.

[Van Huskey]

Linky no worky

[Bill Space]

Link works now.

Thanks for posting. Bookmarked the site on my iPad for future reference. Like the animation showing how the joints go together.

Bill

[Van Huskey]

VERY COOL, thanks for posting!

[Rich Riddle]

It's a very interesting link. Thanks for posting it.

[Patrick Walsh]

Man o man japanese joinery really really excites me.

I can only hope that someday i have the time master any of it.

Thank you for yhe link..

[Frederick Skelly]

It's a very interesting link. Thanks for posting it.

+1. Thanks!

[Eric Anderson]

When I was on holiday in Japan a couple of years ago, went to a woodworkers museum in Kobe. My wife had to pry me out of there. The joinery was truly amazing. And all done y hand. I'm not giving up my domino anytime soon

[al heitz]

Where's the link? Don't see one on my screen.

[Van Huskey]

Where's the link? Don't see one on my screen.

click on the last two words in the OP "Japanese joints" it should be in blue text. Or https://twitter.com/TheJoinery_jp