How many kinds of traditional mortises and tenons are there?

How many kinds of traditional mortises and tenons are there?

Traditional tenons and mortises can be roughly divided into open tenons, hidden tenons, muffled tenons, sleeve tenons, chuck tenons, shoulder tenons, hook tenons, grid tenons, zongzi tenons, dovetail tenons, wedges and walking needles.

1, tenon, tenon, tenon

Ming tenon is mainly distinguished according to its surface morphology. Ming tenon refers to the tenon that can be seen on the surface after the furniture is made, and the dark tenon is invisible on the surface of the furniture. Because the tenon is not exposed after the two parts are combined, it is also called "mortise tenon".

2, tenon

Furniture and chairs in the Ming and Qing dynasties can't pick their brains. When they are handed to the legs, they don't need chuck tenons. Leg material is often used as square tenon, and the corresponding square tenon is dug for socket joint, so it is called tenon.

3. Chuck tenon

Barrel tenon is a common tenon-mortise structure in box furniture. The upper ends of legs and feet are open and teeth are embedded. The tenon at the top is combined with the mortise of the table top, so the structure is stable, the angle between the table and the legs and feet is not easy to change, and the weight of the table top can be shared on the legs and feet.

4, mortise tenon

In addition to chuck tenon, tenon is also the tenon structure of box furniture. Its structure is similar to that of chuck tenon, and the upper ends of legs and feet are also open and embedded with racks; The tenon at the top is combined with the mortise on the desktop, but the difference is that in the mortise tenon, the outer side of the upper end of the leg foot is cut out with oblique shoulders, and the notch is removed at the intersection of the rack and the leg foot.

5. Shoulder tenon

Shoulder tenon is the tenon and mortise used when the legs and feet of waist-binding furniture are combined with waist and teeth.