The wood joinery book The Joint Book: The Complete Guide to Wood Joinery is a comprehensive reference book written by Terrie Noll. It is a valuable resource for woodworkers and carpenters who wish to learn about various wood joinery techniques and methods.

The book is available on Amazon (in hardcover and spiral-bound), where it is enjoying a 4.7 out of 5 stars rating. In addition, The Joint Book has a 4.3 score on Goodreads.

The Joint Book: Key Features

Here are some of the book’s key features:

• Nature of Wood: Noll’s book discusses the nature of wood and how its properties can affect joinery and glue, as well as furniture design.
• Tools and Equipment: The book provides information and teaches proper handling for essential hand tools and power tools.
• Joint-making Skills: It is a companion for crafters who want to improve their joint-making skills.
• Step-by-Step Instructions: The book provides detailed, step-by-step instructions on how to create over 70 types of joints. Below are some of the most common ones:
  • Edge and scarf joints
  • Lapped and house joints
  • Mortise-and-tenon joints
  • Miters and bevels
  • Dovetails
  • Dowels and Biscuits
• Visuals: The book features photographs, illustrations, and diagrams to simplify the learning process and make it more fun for beginners, as well as advanced readers. 
• Hardcover/Spiral: Lastly, the book’s hardcover version with internal spiral binding allows readers to lay the book open flat within the workspace for easy reference. This is great for carpenters and woodworkers who need frequent access to the book’s contents.

About the Author

Terrie Noll is a 20-year veteran of the woodworking industry. She has worked as a furniture designer and maker, as well as a purchasing agent for specialty woodworking shops. Moreover, Noll is also known as the former editor of Woodwork magazine. 

Here are other available Terrie Noll titles on Amazon:

• The Woodworker’s Joint Book: The Complete Guide to Wood Joinery
• The Encyclopedia of Joint Making (2015)