Chan owns a furniture shop in the San Francisco Bay area, where he designs and makes one-of-a-kind furniture pieces, builds prototypes for the furniture industry, and writes about woodworking and toolmaking. He's an avid instructor, and travels the country teaching and demonstrating at woodworking schools and symposiums. ôChan takes you through the steps required to make the joint; even the most exotic joint will seem easy to make.öùCanadian Woodworking. ôOutstanding instructions, illustrations, and colorful photos...All skill levels; should be part of most public library collections.öùLibrary Journal. ôExcellent....The adaptable approach, combined with the sheer number of joints covered, makes this one of the best books on joinery that IÆve seen.öùFine Woodworking. 8 1/2 X 10. all in color.
YeungChan Lark176 pagesPB-with FlapsPub Year : 2002ISBN: 1-57990-279-0

with Frank Klausz
Frank Klausz cuts quick, precise dovetails without jigs or templates, then glues up and fits the finished drawer.
You will learn about:Dovetail drawer anatomy Transferring dimensions from the scale drawing to a full-scale '' story-pole'' Choosing lumber Marking out, ripping and crosscutting drawer parts Marking out the dovetails and pins Hand sawing the pins and tails and chopping out the waste Gluing up Applying finishing touches with a smooth plane A professional cabinetmaker for more than 25 years, Frank Klausz operates a cabinet shop specializing in antique reproductions and restorations and in custom architectural fixtures. He also has made the other Fine Woodworking video workshops Making Mortise-and-Tenon Joints and Wood Finishing.
55 minutes, VHS.

Techniques and strategies for making furniture parts from Fine Woodworking
Milling, shaping, and cutting joinerythe first three steps in building furnitureare detailed in this book.
Soft cover, 208 Pages, 242 Color Photos, 72 Drawings

with Gary Rogowski
In this video, professional woodworker Gary Rogowski demonstrates router joinery techniques that can be mastered by any woodworker. You'll learn why correct setup and good stock preparation are essential to accurate work, and you'll see how to cut common frame and carcass joints using a hand-held or table-mounted router.
You'll see how to rout:Rabbets, dadoes and grooves Half-laps Mortise-and-tenon joints Loose-tenon joints Half-blind and through dovetails Sliding dovetails Gary Rogowski runs a custom woodworking business and teaches woodworking at the Oregon School of Arts and Crafts in Portland. He is a frequent contributor to Fine Woodworking magazine.
75 minutes, VHS.

It is the most comprehensive instructional course ever on making joints with a router. The router is the woodworker's tool of choice for joinery, and this is the book of choice to take to the shop. Innumerable and spectacular photos and illustrations, plus invaluable knowledge straight from "The Router Lady," make each step of the process clear. You'll find a whole host of the newest fixtures and procedures that router expert Carol Reed has devised. Four sections cover the router and the art of designing and using jigs. Start with a mini course on the tool itself, plus bits, special holding systems, and techniques. It tells what features to consider when buying, which basics are usually included, and how to make your own improvements. Next are all the different woodworking joints-from rabbets and dadoes to mortise and tenons to the most special and rarely-used kinds-and how to execute them with the router. Third, discover the special techniques at which the router excels: make multiples of a shape with template routing, join curving edges with nary a gap, fix defects in the wood, and decorate a plain project with inlay. Finally, practice your new skills on fantastic projects, such as a Totebox, Bookcase, Frame and Panel Door, and Small Table. If there is only one book on joinery in your workshop, this is it. 8 1/2 X 10. all in color Common Joints, Simple Setups Clever Jigs CarolReed Lark160 pagesPB-with FlapsPub Date: 05/2003ISBN: 1-57990-328-2

Over 1,400 color photos and drawings illustrate the methods, from simple butt joints to angled tenons and complex scarf joints. A project as simple as a box, for example, has a dozen ways to solve the joinery question. And, since many joints can be used interchangeably, Joinery leads you through making the right choice for your project based on the function of the piece, the time you have to work on it, your skill level, and your tooling.
Perhaps best of all, Joinery features an appealing, modern visual approach and is completely up-to-date regarding tools and methods. This book will not gather dust on your bookshelf; it will be a permanent fixture in your shop. The real value of this book is the coverage of the many ways to get the same result. For example, there are eleven methods for cutting a simple mortise described here. This gives woodworkers the option of choosing the option that best fits their tooling and skill level. The book is organized for quick access, using visual maps, and detailed visual contents. Since nomenclature varies, the visual reference allows rapid identification of the desired result. And like a classic cookbook, this book gives all the standard methods and variations, but is especially useful for guidance on a seldom used, but necessary technique.
You will learn ways to master: Dovetails and finger joints Mortises and tenons Rabbets, dadoes, and grooves Scarf joints Lap and bridle joints
You will find that this book is: A modern replacement/complement to the classic woodworking bestseller: Tage Frid Teaches Woodworking. A complete visual reference on making woodworking joints. Over 1500 step-by-step color photos illustrate the processes. Covers every practical joint used in modern woodworking (and a few exotic joints). Multiple options depending on skill level and tools.
The author, Gary Rogowski is a contributing editor of Fine Woodworking Magazine and the author of Router Joinery (and has appeared in the video of the same name). Rogowski has been a professional furniture maker for over twenty years and directs the Northwest Woodworking Studios, a woodworking School in Portland, Oregon. He regularly teaches and lectures on woodworking across the country.
Hardcover, 9 - 1/4'' X 10 - 7/8'', 400 pages, with color photos and drawings, Published 2001, ISBN 1-56158-401-0