How to read mortise and tenon What are the types of mortise and tenon?

1. Mortise and tenon (sǔn mǎo), the main structural method of ancient Chinese architecture, furniture and other instruments, is a type of joint that combines concave and convex parts on two components. The convex part is called tenon (or mortise and tenon); the concave part is called mortise (or mortise and tenon slot).

It is characterized by the use of mortise and tenon to reinforce objects without using nails, reflecting the ancient Chinese culture and wisdom.

2, types of mortise and tenon

(1) a class is mainly for the face to face joint, can also be two sides of the joint, can also be the face and side of the intersection of the composition. Such as groove mortise and tenon, enterprise mortise and tenon, dovetail mortise and tenon, through the belt mortise and tenon, tie mortise and tenon, and so on.

(2) Another category is as a "point" of the structure. Mainly used for horizontal and vertical material dingzhi combination, into the corner of the combination, cross combination, as well as straight and curved material extension joints. Such as shoulder mortise and tenon, double mortise and tenon, double clamp mortise and tenon, hook mortise and tenon, wedge mortise and tenon, half mortise and tenon, through mortise and tenon and so on.

(3) There is also a class of three components together and interlinked construction methods, in addition to the use of some of the above mortise and tenon joint structure, are some of the more complex and special practices. Such as common angle tenon, long and short tenon, shoulder tenon, dumpling angle tenon.