技能培養課程三
木工技能培養課程三：細木工
一旦準備好適合使用的木材（即確保木材平整、筆直、厚度均勻），並切割成適當的尺寸和形狀，最後一步就是將木塊以適當堅固的方式連接在一起，以滿足使用的用途。
將各個部分連接在一起的方法有很多。最常見的是螺絲、釘子和木工膠。
儘管大眾普遍認為不使用釘子或螺絲的細木工是"最好"，但如果選擇和使用得當，螺絲和釘子是非常堅固且有效的方法。有時，細木工和房屋建築與家居裝修使用聯結類型和技術相當的不同。但，只要知道適合家具製作的方法，就不難找到合適的聯結方式，同時也能理解為什麼 DIY 商店出售的東西通常不適用細木工類型。
在學習上述課程內容並將技術結合之後，學生就能打造出堅固、美觀且實用的家具。有此意願的學生也可以繼續研究古典木工細木工，這種木工不需要使用金屬零件，有時甚至不需要使用膠水，一般稱為｢卡榫｣。這種接合方式已流傳好幾個世紀，至今仍被西方家具製造商和日本木匠所採用，並被認為是西方家具製造傳統和日本精細木工的標誌。
就像我們所有的技能培養課程一樣，我們的目標不是在短短的幾個小時內製作出一件成品，而是教授獨立進行木工所需的技能，無需在昂貴的工具和機械上進行過高的投資。當然，學完這些課程的學生自然具備製作成品的能力。
一旦準備好適合使用的木材（即確保木材平整、筆直、厚度均勻），並切割成適當的尺寸和形狀，最後一步就是將木塊以適當堅固的方式連接在一起，以滿足使用的用途。
將各個部分連接在一起的方法有很多。最常見的是螺絲、釘子和木工膠。
儘管大眾普遍認為不使用釘子或螺絲的細木工是"最好"，但如果選擇和使用得當，螺絲和釘子是非常堅固且有效的方法。有時，細木工和房屋建築與家居裝修使用聯結類型和技術相當的不同。但，只要知道適合家具製作的方法，就不難找到合適的聯結方式，同時也能理解為什麼 DIY 商店出售的東西通常不適用細木工類型。
在學習上述課程內容並將技術結合之後，學生就能打造出堅固、美觀且實用的家具。有此意願的學生也可以繼續研究古典木工細木工，這種木工不需要使用金屬零件，有時甚至不需要使用膠水，一般稱為｢卡榫｣。這種接合方式已流傳好幾個世紀，至今仍被西方家具製造商和日本木匠所採用，並被認為是西方家具製造傳統和日本精細木工的標誌。
就像我們所有的技能培養課程一樣，我們的目標不是在短短的幾個小時內製作出一件成品，而是教授獨立進行木工所需的技能，無需在昂貴的工具和機械上進行過高的投資。當然，學完這些課程的學生自然具備製作成品的能力。
SKILL BUILDING CLASS #3: JOINERY
Once wood has been prepared for use (that is, by making sure the wood
is flat, straight, and uniform thickness) and has been cut to appropriate sizes
and shapes, the final step is to join the pieces of wood together in a fashion
that is strong enough for the intended purpose.
There are many methods to join parts together. The most commonly known
are screws, nails and glue.
If chosen and used properly, screws and nails can be quite strong and
efficient methods, despite widespread ideas that joinery without nails or
screws is always "better."
Once again, the types of fasteners and techniques are sometimes very
different from those used for house building and home improvement. But the methods appropriate for furniture
making are not difficult once understood, and finding appropriate fasteners is
not difficult either, once one understands that what is sold in DIY stores is
not generally intended for the type of woodworking we are talking about.
After learning how to use nails and screws effectively and how to
combine them with other techniques such as gluing and simple wood joints, the
student will already be able to build strong and attractive pieces of useful
furniture. Students who wish to do so can also go on to look at pure classical
wood joinery, which does not involve the use of metal fasteners and sometimes
does not even rely on glue. This type of joinery is still used by western
furniture makers and Japanese carpenters because it produces ways of joining that would literally survive for centuries, and are
considered the hallmarks of truly fine woodworking both in the western
furniture making tradition and in Japanese carpentry.
As with all of our skill building classes, the objective is not to
produce a finished piece in a mere few hours, but to teach the skills necessary
to pursue woodworking on one's own without prohibitive investments in expensive tools and machinery.
Of course, students who take these classes regularly will naturally work
towards finished products.
Once wood has been prepared for use (that is, by making sure the wood is flat, straight, and uniform thickness) and has been cut to appropriate sizes and shapes, the final step is to join the pieces of wood together in a fashion that is strong enough for the intended purpose.
There are many methods to join parts together. The most commonly known are screws, nails and glue.
If chosen and used properly, screws and nails can be quite strong and efficient methods, despite widespread ideas that joinery without nails or screws is always "better." Once again, the types of fasteners and techniques are sometimes very different from those used for house building and home improvement. But the methods appropriate for furniture making are not difficult once understood, and finding appropriate fasteners is not difficult either, once one understands that what is sold in DIY stores is not generally intended for the type of woodworking we are talking about.
After learning how to use nails and screws effectively and how to combine them with other techniques such as gluing and simple wood joints, the student will already be able to build strong and attractive pieces of useful furniture. Students who wish to do so can also go on to look at pure classical wood joinery, which does not involve the use of metal fasteners and sometimes does not even rely on glue. This type of joinery is still used by western furniture makers and Japanese carpenters because it produces ways of joining that would literally survive for centuries, and are considered the hallmarks of truly fine woodworking both in the western furniture making tradition and in Japanese carpentry.
As with all of our skill building classes, the objective is not to produce a finished piece in a mere few hours, but to teach the skills necessary to pursue woodworking on one's own without prohibitive investments in expensive tools and machinery. Of course, students who take these classes regularly will naturally work towards finished products.