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title: Joinery Techniques
description: Joinery techniques focus on the methods used to connect pieces of wood to build strong structures. You will understand how to design and cut various joints, including mortise-and-tenon, dovetails, and pocket holes, for different woodworking projects.
category: trades-crafts
subcategory: woodworking
difficulty: beginner, intermediate, advanced
url: /subject/joinery-techniques
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# Joinery Techniques

Joinery techniques focus on the methods used to connect pieces of wood to build strong structures. You will understand how to design and cut various joints, including mortise-and-tenon, dovetails, and pocket holes, for different woodworking projects.

## Available Resources

2 Books • 2 Websites

## Websites

### 1. Paul Sellers Blog

Posts tagged joinery from British furniture maker and teacher Paul Sellers, covering dovetails, mortise and tenon, housing dadoes and related joints cut with hand tools. Readers pick up his layout, sawing and chiselling methods and the reasoning behind each step.

**Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://paulsellers.com/tag/joinery/

**Tags:** hand tools, dovetails, mortise and tenon, woodworking joints

### 2. finewoodworking.com

Fine Woodworking is a comprehensive online magazine and resource for woodworkers, offering expert techniques, step-by-step project plans, and in-depth tutorials. It also features tool and accessory reviews, shop tips, and instructional videos to help builders of all skill levels improve their craft.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://finewoodworking.com

**Tags:** websites, arts-design, creative-arts

## Books

### 1. The Complete Guide to Joinery

The Complete Guide to Joinery - A book resource

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid

**Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/1561586021?tag=edmonddante07-20

**Tags:** books, trades-crafts, woodworking

### 2. The Joint Book: The Complete Guide to Wood Joinery

**Author:** Terrie Noll

Spiral-bound bench reference with illustrated instructions for more than seventy wood joints, from edge and lap joints to dovetails, mortise and tenon, dowels and biscuits. Readers can select a joint suited to a project and follow the cutting sequence at the bench.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid

**Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/1840924225?tag=edmonddante07-20

**Tags:** books, trades-crafts, woodworking

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