Japanese Furniture

Kiyosi Seike,Kiyosi Sieke,Rebecca Davis   An authoritative look at joints used in Japanese carpentry, with photos and drawings. Western joiners will find much to borrow and adapt.... [read more]

Nancy Moore Bess,Bibi Wein   Five years of research by the authors, including travel in Japan, have culminated in an extraordinary book about bamboo and its importance... [read more]

Henry D. Smith II,Ando Hiroshige   Here's an exceptional volume of 118 woodblock prints meticulously reproduced from a 1st edition set at the Brooklyn Museum of Art. Mid-19th... [read more]

Ralph Laughton   Bamboo, bemoaned by many as a runaway weed, is treasured in many cultures around the world for its strength, durability, and versatility.... [read more]

Edward R. Turner   Whether you're a novice or an expert woodworker, you'll find plans in this book for a variety of Japanese style lamps-- including... [read more]

Yasuo Nakahara,Paul Nii,Hideo Sato   A practical and comprehensive guide, including all forms of splicing and connecting joints, with detailed step-by-step instructions and explanations of their use.... [read more]

S. Azby Brown   Here is a rare view of Japanese carpenters at work on the reconstruction of an eighth-century temple in Nara. Captures the technical... [read more]

Alexandra Black,Noboru Murata,Alexander Black   This well-photographed book presents the traditional Japanese interior alongside contemporary spaces. Also, the rooms display art, screens, indigo fabric and ikibana in... [read more]

Kazuko Koizumi,Alfred T. Birnbaum   Here is a definitive guide to all forms of Japanese furniture, from ancient times to the modern day. Excellent color photos and... [read more]

Robert T. Coffland,Patricia Pollard,Art Streiber,Pat Pollard   Bamboo is a grass with many of the same characteristics as wood, and the Japanese are age-old masters at using it to... [read more]

Rosy Clarke   This handy guidebook is a practical introduction to identifying, evaluating, buying and restoring Japanese furniture. While other, more current books may have... [read more]

David Jackson,Dane Owen   Here's the book that answers the call for greater documentation, provides examples of merchant, household, and personal cabinetry, and illustrates essential details... [read more]

Toshio Odate,Laure Olender   Design and make Japanese-style shoji screens for your home with the help of this practical guide. Chapters on designing with space and... [read more]

Ty Heineken,Kiyoko Heineken   A guide for admirers of traditional Japanese chests. Includes technical information on joints, metalwork, finishing and conservation along with many photos of... [read more]

Build functional and good-looking tables and chairs from the pages of Popular Mechanics. Along with... [read more]

This book of small items for yourself or gifts includes 13 ready-to-use patterns with step-by-step... [read more]

Begun in 1993, this annual provides a forum on American furniture history, technology, connoisseurship, and... [read more]

With techniques and projects from their best articles, Wood Magazine has selected these 80 patterns... [read more]