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
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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.

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

Customer Reviews

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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.
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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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J.D.

Great videos providing practical deep dives

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Dane Peterson
Very straight forward

Easy to follow and very clear explanations Thanks.

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.