An old carpenter in Fujian made a transformer with mortise and tenon technology! Why is mortise and tenon technology gradually lost?

An old carpenter in Longyan, Fujian, used China's traditional tenon and mortise skills to build the China version of Transformers by hand in more than a month? Yan jiaren? Not only can all joints move, but the image is also very beautiful and realistic. It is understood that this is an old carpenter for more than 50 years. He can't stay at home. He usually uses the carpenter's skills accumulated for many years to make all kinds of things, and the things he makes are more interesting!

Mortise and tenon is the main structural mode of ancient Chinese architecture, furniture and other appliances, and it is a traditional carpenter's craft full of China's wisdom, with a history of more than 7,000 years.

What is mortise and tenon? The protruding part is called. Tenon? The concave part is called. Hey? . The tenon and mortise are simply engaged, and the wooden components are firmly combined. The mortise and tenon technology is an essential skill for ancient craftsmen, and the technological level can be clearly reflected through the mortise and tenon structure. A good craftsman can combine tenons and mortises closely. Perfect? Effect.

Its advantages are firmness, storage resistance, convenient disassembly and handling, and no damage to wood. Unlike nails, they corrode easily. There are various forms of mortise and tenon components, which can produce ever-changing combinations and meet the needs of traditional wooden furniture for different shapes.

Tenon and mortise are called traditional mahogany furniture in China? Soul? The biggest feature is that no nails are needed. Traditional furniture is called China heritage in modern times, mostly because of tenon-mortise structure? In ancient times, the whole set of traditional furniture and even the whole building did not use any metal, but it can still be used for hundreds or even thousands of years under the premise of long-term use, natural wear and tear, and even earthquakes. This is simply a miracle in the history of human light industry manufacturing!

In fact, mortise and tenon technology has not been lost. Many people are learning it, and many of them are used in furniture and crafts. But not so many people specialize in tenon and mortise. The tenon and mortise used to be accompanied by traditional carpentry, but now they have basically disappeared. By the way, the mortise and tenon of furniture is not that difficult, but the mortise and tenon of architecture is the peak.