Specialized Joinery

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Selected from the works of a number of early British woodworking authors, this book presents many specialized joints, techniques and designs not covered in current texts.

In six sections, the book covers:

• ship joinery (the intricacies of fitting work in tight spaces with curved surfaces, etc.)
• church fittings (pews, benches and bench ends, pulpits, tracery moldings, etc.)
• house fitments (cabinets, wardrobes, ingle nooks, mantels, panels, sham beams, etc.)
• doors, frames and panelling (including ledged doors, shutters, fan lights, etc.)
• joints, fastenings and fittings (tease tenons, chase mortises, hammerhead key joints, etc.)
• joinery design and ornament (milled and carved moldings, stair brackets, door heads, etc.), all profusely illustrated.

A few of the terms may not be familiar but are made clear by the excellent line drawings.

An extensive source of information for a wide variety of specialized work, the book is fascinating to read whether or not you intend to do this type of work.

Smyth-sewn softcover, 6" x 9", 320 pages. Originally published in multiple volumes from 1929 to 1935; reprinted in 2002 as part of our Classic Reprint Series.