Chinese wood joints

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Chinese chair wood joint.

The work of Kengo Kuma stands out for its expert use of wood, combining traditional techniques and modern structural

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Held together without glue, nails or metal supports — the works of tsugite craftsmen have been a staple of traditional Japanese design for centuries. The most common joint mechanism during the 12th to19th century, it employs both satisfyingly simple and fantastically complex cuts in timber, interlocking to create surprisingly strong bonds.

Hand cut joinery that does not use glue or nails is the hallmark of traditional Japanese carpentry. These techniques would be used by miyadaiku on temples such as Toshodaiji in Nara Japan, a UNESCO World Heritage Site #aumagazine #woodworker #japanesetraditionalarchitecture #japanesewoodworking #joinery #woodarchitecture

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End grain is not the best gluing surface, so it’s fortunate that Chinese artisans in the twelfth century perfected an ancient joint that today allows us to maximize gluing surfaces while also permitting a more mechanical approach to joint making. In short, a finger (called a tenon) is milled on the end of a workpiece,

A piece of furniture that requires no screws sounds like a dream (I still get flashbacks from my latest adventure with assembling IKEA chairs).This table, designed by Mian Wei, uses a traditional Chinese Dougong method to make it possible. The table's base is built of modular blocks and beams that require no screws, nails, glue, or anything of that kind. It can be easily disassembled for storage or moving.Mian Wei won Silver A’Design Award for this unique grid table, too.

My favorite drafting instructor in design school was a histrionic misfit known as Wild Bill. He didn’t pull any punches and tried his best to prepare us for the real world. When we came to descriptive…

This remodelation in a building classified as historical, with an commision to recover an old rice grain warehouse, located in one of the main historical streets of Taipei, is the project carried out by the group of architects B+P Architects in collaboration with dotze innovations studio.

Reclaimed Wood | Dovetail Joinery Dovetail joinery is commonly used to seam the corners of cabinet drawers and trunks. To stabilize a growing split in wooden furniture, carpenters can insert a similar joint known as a butterfly or bowtie joint. At PAGODA RED, we insert these joints in our custom Reclaimed Elm Tables wherever there's a split in the wood as a nod to tradition.