TAJCD Revamp: The New Volume II is Ready!

After a lengthy slog of re-editing and re-illustrating, I’m happy to announce that Volume II of the TAJCD series is available again!

The cover shows a mortise and tenoned hopper, a project detailed carefully in the essay:

Table of Contents, page 1:

Please click on the illustration for a clearer view.

Contents, page 2:

A few selected page shots to give a better idea as to the layout and detail:

A look at the mortise and tenoned hopper joint:

Several joinery options for hoppers, including the twisted dovetail is covered:

Various methods are shown for deriving the hopper cut lines:

This essay is priced at $25.00. This volume runs 138 pages.

Please contact me directly if any of the TAJCD volumes is of interest. Thanks for dropping by the Carpentry Way.

4 Replies to “TAJCD Revamp: The New Volume II is Ready!”

Hi, i like to buy the volume I and II of The Art of Japanese Carpentry Drawing, but i cant find it on e-bay. where else I can buy the books?

Alfonso,

email me directly please. Thanks for posting your question.

~Chris

Chris

What is your email address?

Alfonso,

On the right hand side of the page, below the listings of the TAJCD essays, is 'Contact' where you'll find my email address:

kurisuhoru[at]gmail[dot]com

Thanks for your question.

The Art of Japanese Carpentry PDFs available for purchase

TAJCD Volume I

A review of some of the basic mathematics applicable to carpentry work in general, and to aid in smoothly working through material in the other Volumes of TAJCD series.

$20.00

For Further Info:

TAJCD Volume I

TAJCD Volume II

Introduces the Japanese kō-ko-gen method for deriving the basic cut angles employed in regular plan splayed board assemblies (hoppers). Covers basic butted and mitered construction, along with mortise and tenon construction.

$25.00

For Further Info:

TAJCD Volume II