Bachelor Assignment

Japanese joinery is a traditional woodworking technique that uses interlocking geometry with pins and wedges instead of hardware. The goal of this thesis was to adapt this technique for production on a 5-axis CNC machine for furniture manufacturer BSM Factory. This was done by creating a set of flat packable, Japanese-inspired wood joints that can be assembled by consumers using minimal tools. The project resulted in a set of joint designs, prototypes, and furniture designs, which together serve as a basis for BSM Factory to continue developing and integrating these techniques into their production process and design portfolio.