The Joint Academy

A Complete Course for Furniture Makers

The Joint Academy
The Joint Academy
The Joint Academy
The Joint Academy
The Joint Academy
The Joint Academy
The Joint Academy
The Joint Academy
The Joint Academy
The Joint Academy
The Joint Academy
The Joint Academy
The Joint Academy

The Joint Academy
The Joint Academy
The Joint Academy
The Joint Academy
The Joint Academy
The Joint Academy
The Joint Academy
The Joint Academy
The Joint Academy
The Joint Academy
The Joint Academy
The Joint Academy
The Joint Academy
$99.00 USD
$99.00 USD
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This complete 7.5-hour course teaches the 12 most important woodworking joints that make advanced techniques available to home woodworkers. Built for beginner to intermediate skill levels, it shows how to create complex joints using only basic shop tools - table saw, router table, and plunge router. Each joint includes different ways to make it, so you can adapt to your project needs and tool limits. You'll learn everything needed to pick the right joint and make it perfectly for any project.

Unfiltered Instruction

Complete woodworking lessons without YouTube's cuts and edits that remove important details for views.

No Premium Tools

Learn advanced joinery using only table saw, router table, and plunge router—no expensive specialty tools required.

Joinery

What You'll Learn

Box Joint
  • Adjusting for Perfect Fit
  • Ensuring Successful Glue Up
  • Guarantee Strength
Bridle Joint
  • Make It Ultra Crispy
  • The Strongest in the L-Orientation
Dado
  • Make Any Width
  • What is the Correct Depth
Dovetail
  • No Specialty Jigs Required
  • Get the Hand-Cut Look Without the Hand Tools
  • Easy-To-See Trick
Dowels
  • Multiple Jigs
  • Dual-Depth Technique
  • Every Orientation Shown
Groove
  • Make a Groove and a Mortise at the Same time
  • Stopped Groove
  • Three Different Tools Shown
Half Lap
  • L-. T-, & X-Orientations Shown
  • 3 Different Tools Shown
  • Ensure Successful Glue Ups
Miter
  • L- & Box-Orientation
  • Reinforcing With Dowels and Splines
Mortise & Tenon
  • 3 Ways to make Tenons
  • Slip/Loose/Floating Tenons
  • Draw Boring and Reinforcing
Pocket Screw
  • Prevent Cracking and Creep
  • How to Make Stronger
Screws
  • Choosing Correct Size
  • Countersink to ANY depth
  • How to Hide
Rabbet
  • Box- & Panel Orientation
  • My Drawer Box Rabbeting Method
  • Three Tools to Make Rabbets

Never Stuck

Learn different ways to make the same joint so you can work around tool limits and project constraints.

Lifetime Reference

Comprehensive standalone chapters ensures successful joints whether you watch today or years later.

What You Get

7.5 hrs of Video

  • High resolution 4k video and mastered audio.
  • Zero fluff, fully condensed while not missing any details.
  • Multiple methods with different tools for most joinery.

Ask Questions

Every chapter gives you an opportunity to ask a question if you're hung up on something

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Richard Porter
Awesome

I know nothing about woodworking and Scott has made this stuff super accessible and easy to understand. Cannot wait to give you more money Scott. Please do more video courses!

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Adam L
Real learning in here

I’m new to wood working. Watching Scott go through the build of these joints with respect to the actual process is fantastic. Showing how to think through what is happening and how to fix it is a real value in this program. I feel
I am really learning. And it’s not just the joints. It’s the tools. The process and the purpose. Thank you

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Mikulas Krupicka
Great course

The course was great, the joinery is explained clearly and thoroughly. I would love to see additional after-course material (cheatsheets, summary pages for each join, etc...)

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Angela Anderson
Disappointed that first episode only shows how to make box joints with a dado stack.

I sent a message about this but did not get a reply. More I for ation about alternative ways to cut box joints would have been helpful.

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Rick
Great presentation of information. Learning alot!

I am really enjoying this video course! I am new to all of this and joinery is where I really want to improve my game. The course is well organized and the production is spot on!

I'm learning a lot and have a lot to learn so this course will help tremendously!

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Bud Turner
A joy to watch and learn from.

I haven’t even finished the Joint Academy yet, but I’m already hooked! Between Scott’s expert instructions and his personal tips on what actually works, the value is incredible. The camera work is top-notch, and his humor makes it a joy to watch. It's definitely a must-have for any woodworker's library.

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David in Victoria, BC
The Joint Academy

I bought Scott's Joinery course which I'm most of the way through and he has done an excellent job arranging a very comprehensive course that will help give me enough confidence to tackle the kinds of joinery I'd like to do. Truly informative, thorough and a convenient future reference. I really appreciate his opinions on various approaches and not just a neutral presentation. Thank you Scott

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Michael Wise
Good course for learning how to build joints with a minimum set of tools

The course is upfront with what tools are required and the course is limited to those tools with no surprises on having to purchase a specialty tool. The video quality and camera angles offer great visual guidance. I find this to be a great reference course. By that, I mean it's not an A to Z sequential course where you start with chapter 1 to learn the introductory basics of wood working and build on that until you get to the specialized final chapters. You choose the joint you're interested in and select the segment from the various methods (build with table saw, router, etc.) and go directly to that option. The joints are listed in alphabetical order but were not recorded in that order. Hence, If you decide to view each joint in the order listed, be prepared to hear references to segments you haven't seen yet. This is a minor inconvenience as the referenced material is offered again, but maybe not quite to the level of detail as the referenced segment, and it does not hinder the learning experience. I would recommend this course to those who have a few minor projects under their belt and would like to learn how to build tight, accurate joints with these tools.

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SB
Dovetail and box joints

Excellent workshop/tutorial/lessons on dovetails with a table saw. I am beginning to practice these in my shop to prepare for a few pieces of furniture.

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Theocharis Dimitriou

Great course

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Jimmy James
Great for People Like Me

This course is a bunch of focused explanations/tutorials on a wide variety of joints. I'm an amateur and do woodworking pretty infrequently, so when I need to make a specific joint I'd be hitting Youtube or some other tutorials. Then I wouldn't use that joint for like 6 months and when I have to use it again I'd have to do that all over. So having this handy is actually really nice - saves me the effort of rooting through multiple tutorials and trying to piece everything together.

If you're an expert woodworker you probably won't get much from this - but if you're the kind of person who would need to brush up on how to do certain joints when you encounter them, this is a fantastic resource. As for whether it's worth it - that's subjective and depends on how much you value your own time. It's high quality instructional video and great information laid out well. If you're trying to keep things as cheap as possible, you can eventually find enough info online (or hit up a public library for a woodworking book) and make do without it. But for me, it's an amazing convenience and worth the money.

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Randall Ratcliff
Joinery Academy, Miter Stand and outfeed table plans

I learned so much about the different types of joinery. I am relatively new to woodworking ( about a year) and I am learning everyday. I have seen countless videos for many things in woodworking on youtube. Scott Walsh has a unique way of doing things that I personally like and want to model my woodworking after. I have purchased some of his plans for projects and I cannot think of a single person on youtube that I enjoy as much as Scott. He has forgotten more than I will ever absorb.
Randall Ratcliff

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Robert Berry
The Joint Academy

Excellent investment. As a fairly new woodworker this course gave me a lot of information on making joints. Would recommend this course to anyone.

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Dane Peterson
Very straight forward

Easy to follow and very clear explanations Thanks.

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R. Linger
Loved the Joint Academy!

Fantastic video series. Very useful and comprehensive as usual. Love the videos!

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Cezar Halmagean
This is great

A good reference for whenever you need learn to do a joint.

Sneak Peek

Tools Used

Table Saw

  • You can even make complex joinery on a jobsite-style saw.
  • A quality miter gauge.
  • A dado stack is helpful but not required.

Router Table

  • Not required.
  • All joints in this course can be done with a table saw or a plunge router, but a router table is also shown as a third option for several joints.

Plunge Router

  • Medium Duty.
  • Has a 1/2" Collet.
  • Has a depth stop with a micro-adjust.
  • Attachable fence, whether home-made or bought.

Others

  • Basic measuring and marking tools.
  • Digital angle finder.
  • Block plane
  • Chisels

About Me

Woodworking has been a passion of mine since I was a kid growing up in Newfoundland, and would deconstruct things just so I could rebuild them. In High School, I maximized the space in my tiny bedroom by building myself a loft bed out of my Dad’s workshop. Shortly after, I combined woodworking with my other passion, drumming, and taught myself to build a snare drum from scratch.

After flying the nest and landing in Toronto, I built out my first shop. It was a 40 sqft basement cellar that leaked worse than a bad marketing scheme, but it was mine, and I loved it.

When the pandemic hit, a reduced load at work meant that I had the opportunity to spend more time in my shop – now a 120 sqft windowless basement room. My friends and family had been telling me to film my work for years, so I finally succumbed to peer pressure and launched my YouTube channel in 2020.

Now I'm stoked to be operating out of a tiny 220 sqft single-car garage that I renovated myself. I often cater to audiences with small shops because that's what I know best. I hope that through watching my trials and errors in the shop, by sharing my expertise, discoveries, and designs, I can inspire other hobbyist woodworkers to explore and expand their own craft. I sell plans and courses to take out the guesswork and give fellow woodworkers the chance to build alongside me.

FAQ

Is this course for me?

Yes. This course is designed for woodworkers of all levels, particularly beginner to intermediate home hobbyists.

Will I be able to ask for help?

Yes! At the bottom of every lesson there is a place to ask questions and I'll do my best to respond to every single one in a timely manner.

Do I need a cabinet-style table saw, or can I use a jobsite table saw?

You can definitely use a jobsite table saw to make any of the joinery in this course.

Do I need a band saw?

Nope.

Is the course in imperial or metric?

I do speak mostly in imperial measurements, but precise numbers do not come up very often, since everything is relative and relies more on feel rather than values.

How long do I have access to the course content?

There is no restriction for how long you have access to the course materials.

Can I download the videos?

Unfortunately, due to a few surprising attempts to pirate my paid content already (I know, I'm a pretty big deal), the course videos are not available for download.

What happens after I make the purchase?

You will receive an order confirmation email. You will also receive a second email with a link to access the course content. Please make an account on the website to be able to return to the course whenever you like, without having to search through your email.

I didn't get any emails?

Check your spam folder. C'mon, this is basic stuff. If you still haven't received anything after a half hour from purchase, send me an email via my contact form. 99/100 it is caused by a typo in your email.