Purpose-made
Joinery
2nd Edition
by EV Foad
Softcover
190 x 245mm
314pp
Published by Stobart Davies, Hertford, UK
R.R.P.$62.00
ISBN 0-85442-097-5
As reviewed in The Australian Woodworker Issue 116
This is essentially a textbook aimed at the serious student of joinery. As might be expected of the author, a former Principal Lecturer in the Construction Department at Guildford College of Technology (UK), the approach of the book is both academic and authoritative. It is nevertheless, highly readable.
While one or two chapters are obviously intended for those involved in larger joineries, the book contains a wealth of information relevant to all joinery and all joinery ventures, virtually regardless of size.
The first chapter, although designated as dealing with the design of Purpose-made Joinery, is in fact an overview of the general functional, aesthetic and production influences. It demonstrates how these impact upon the way in which joinery is designed and made.
This is followed by a chapter on Communications which details the use of the various communication tools used by the industry, eg. Specifications, Cutting Lists, Scaled Drawings etc.
Workshop Geometry is the next topic. After a careful introduction, the chapter goes on to provide some 15 pages of drawings which offer a quick, ready-reference to the geometric problems commonly encountered in a joinery workshop.
The remaining 200+ pages of the book are divided into specific joinery tasks - Windows, Doors and Frames, Wall Panelling, Work Surfaces and Counters, Storage and Display Fitments and Seating, and finally Stairs.
The format of each of these chapters is the same - an introduction which is largely a summation of what is considered best practice, followed by a series of explanatory projects.
Purpose-made Joinery is a solid, information packed text which would be of great assistance to anyone working - or wanting to work - in a Joinery.
Illustrations: Black & White
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
THE
DESIGN OF PURPOSE-MADE JOINERY
Functional Design
- Aims
- Evolution
- Ergonomics
- Performance
- Terotechnology
-
Analysis
Differential Movement
Protection of External Joinery
Timber
Selection
Manufactured Boards
- Plywoods
- Blockboards
- Laminboards
- Particle Boards
- Other Manufactured Boards
- Glues
Aesthetic
Design
Geometrical Work and aesthetics
Materials and aesthetics
Jointing and aesthetics
Some Other Working Processes and aesthetics
- Moisture Movement
- Changes in Colour
- Worked Finishes
-
Transport and Handling
- Softwood Grounds
Production Design
- Materials
and productivity
- Operations and productivity
COMMUNICATIONS
External Communication
- Statutory Contacts
- Operational
Contacts
- Working Contacts
Internal Communication
Scaled
Drawings
- Small-scale Drawings
- Assembly Drawings
- Detail Drawings
The Specification
The Bill of Quantities
The Workshop Rod
Cutting Lists
Labour Costs
Patterns
WORKSHOP GEOMETRY
WINDOWS
Functions
- Light Admission
- Ventilation
- Draught Exclusion
- Through Vision
- Obscurity
- Ease of Operation
- Weather Resistance
- Security
- Thermal Insulation
- Sound Insulation
- Appearance
- Ease of
Maintenance
Construction
- Putty and Glazing Beads
- Weather Resistance
Features
- Fixed and Opening Windows
Louvres
Curved Members
Bay Windows
Bow Windows
Vertical Sliding Sashes
Double Glazing
Curtain Walling
- Weather Resistance
- Strength Requirement
- Moisture Movement
- Spandrel Panels
Joinery Projects
- Project
I: Splayed Bay Window
- Project II: Bullseye Windows
- Project III:
Elliptical Borrowed Light
- Project IV: Bow Window
- Project V: Louvred
Frames
DOORS
AND FRAMES
Door Frames and Linings
- A Door Frame
- A Door
Lining
- Frames that incorporate Architraves
- Linings that incorporate
Architraves
Doors
- design criteria
- Access
- Weather Protection
- Security
- Light Admission
- Appearance
- Fire Resistance
Basic Forms of
Door Construction
- Panelled Doors
Glazing
- Part-Glazed Doors
Flush Doors
Swing Doors
Fire-resisting Doors
- Intumescent
Seals
Joinery Projects
- Project VI: Vestibule Doors and Frames
- Project VII: Hardwood Doors with Enriched Panels
- Project VIII: Emergency
Exit Doors
- Project IX: Inward Opening 'Stable Door'
- Project X: Industrial
Sliding Doors with Wicket
WALL
PANELLING, WORK SURFACES AND COUNTERS
Wall Panelling
- Cover Fillets
- Pellets
- Slot Screwing
- Slotted Plates
- Interlocking
Blocks
- Framed Panelling
- Strip Panelling
- Sheet Panelling
Work Surfaces
- Strength
- Accuracy
- Slip Resistance
- Wear
Resistance
- Spillage Resistance
- Heat-Resistance
- Hygiene
- Heat Conductance
Counters
Joinery Projects
- Project XI: Wall
Panelling to Reception Area
- Project XII: Strip Panelling to Isolated Pier
- Project XIII: Table-Mounted Lectern Design 1
- Project XIV: Table-Mounted
Lectern Design 2
- Project XV: Curved Portion to Bar Counter
STORAGE
AND DISPLAY FITMENTS AND SEATING
Storage and Display Fitments
-
Sliding Doors
- Drawers
Seating
- Offices
- Dining Rooms
- Lecture Rooms, Churches and Waiting Rooms
- Public Outdoor Seating Lounge
Joinery Projects
- Project XVI: Seating to Reception Area
- Project
XVII: Enquiry Hatch with Sliding Doors
- Project XVIII: Refectory Tables
- Project XIX: Credence Table Project XX: Wall-mounted Cross
STAIRS
Function and Design
- Private Stairs
- Common Stairs
-
Rise and Going Dimensions - Tapered Steps
- Checking the Ratio of Rise to
Going
- Checking the Goings of the Tapered Steps
- Checking the Ratio
of Rise to Going
- Checking the Goings of the Tapered Steps
- Landings
and Limitations in Lengths of Flights
- Headroom Guarding and Handrails
- Construction Details and Features
- Step Details
- Spring Details
- Shaped Steps
- Cut Strings
- Wall Strings at Winders
- Wreathed
Strings
- Open-riser Stairs with Strings or with Carriages
- Wall-fixed
Handrails
- Handrail Scrolls
- Wreaths in Geometrical Handrailing
Joinery Projects
- Project No. XXI: 'Open-riser Domestic Stairway
-
Project No. XXII: Glazed Balustrade to Domestic Stairs
Index