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William Fairham

A practical early-20th-century woodworking writer, he helped make joinery and hand-tool skills clear for both beginners and experienced makers. His books are still valued for their direct instruction, strong illustrations, and focus on techniques that last.

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Woodwork Joints: How They Are Set Out, How Made and Where Used.

Woodwork Joints: How They Are Set Out, How Made and Where Used.

by William Fairham

About the author

William Fairham was a British woodworking writer and instructor best known for practical books in The Woodworker Series. Sources connected with his books describe him as an experienced woodworker who taught in technical schools, and several surviving editions show his work circulating widely in the early 1920s.

His best-known title is Woodwork Joints: How They Are Set Out, How Made and Where Used, a manual that explains how different joints are made and when to use them. Project Gutenberg describes it as a practical woodworking guide for both beginners and more advanced readers, while the Library of Congress record for Wood-turning notes that the book was written and, for the most part, illustrated by him.

Very little firmly documented personal biographical detail appears to be available online, so it is safest to remember him through the books themselves: clear, hands-on guides to joinery, turning, and workshop technique that continued to be reprinted long after their first publication.