@eempenhrmnm hn ® The Joint Book The Complete Guide to Wood Joinery TERRIE NOLL @A QUARTO BOOK First published in Australia in 2002 by Gary Allen Pty Ltd 9 Cooper Street Smithfield NSW 2164 Australia waugaryallen.com.au Copyright © 2002 Quarto pic All rights reserved. No part of this, publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, by photocopying, recording or otherwise, ‘without prior permission in writing of the copyright holder. ISBN 1-877082-09-0 QUARJOBO. Conceived, designed and produced by Quarto Publishing pic The Old Brewery 6 Blundell Street london N7 98H Project Editor: Nadia Nagib Senior Art Editor: Penny Cobb Designer: Paul Griffin Mlustrators: Ed Roberts, Lawrie Taylor, Kevin Maddison, Terry Hadler, George Fryer Technical Advisor: Phillip Gardner Joint Constructor: William Powell Photographers: Paul Forrester, Colin Bowling Text Editors: lan Kearey, Alan Richmond Indexer: Pamela Ellis Art Director: Moira Clinch Publisher: Piers Spence Manutactured by Pica Digital PTE Ltd, Singapore Printed by Leefung-Asco Printers Ltd, China Contents CHAPTER ONE Aids to Accuracy and Order Measuring and Marking Squares and Angles Exact Clamping and Assembly pte CHAPTER TWO & Designing “Joints The Basic Orientations of Wood Parts The Elements of Joinery Wood Material and Joint Design Choosing a Joint Glues and Gluing A CHAPTER THREE r _* Edge and re Scarf J About Edge Joints Plain Butt Glue Joint Splined Joint Tongue and Groove About Scarf Joints End-to-End Scarf Edge-to-Edge Scarf Squint-Butted Scarf About Lap Joints Shop-made Aids to Making Lap Joints End Lap Center Lap Angled T-Lap Jigged Edge Lap Box Joint on the Table Saw About Housed J. Full Housing by Hand ~ CHAPTER FOUR _ Lapped and Housed Joints 10 12 14 18 20 24 26 29 33 34 36 38 43 45 48 51 53 55 60