Editing Joinery (section)

===History of joinery===
In the history of technology in Europe, joinery was the medieval development of [[frame and panel]] construction, as a means of coping with [[timber]]'s movement owing to moisture changes. Framed panel construction was utilised in [[furniture]] making. The development of joinery gave rise to "joyners", a group of [[Woodworking|woodworkers]] distinct from the [[carpenter]]s and [[arkwright]]s (arks were an intermediate stage between a carpenter's boarded chest and a framed chest).

The original sense of joinery is only distantly related to the modern practice of [[woodworking joints]], which are the work of carpenters. This new technique developed over several centuries and joiners started making more complex furniture and panelled rooms. [[Cabinetmaking]] became its own distinct furniture-making trade too, so joiners (under that name) became more associated with the room panelling trade.

By the height of craft woodworking (late 18th century), carpenters, joiners, and cabinetmakers were all distinct and would serve different [[apprenticeship]]s.

In [[British English]], a joiner is colloquially known as a "chippy".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://thesaurus.plus/related/chippy/joiner | title=Chippy and Joiner are synonyms }}</ref>