What are the characteristics of tenon-mortise structure decorated with mahogany in China?

The tenon-mortise structure decorated with mahogany in China has a long history. It is found that as early as 7000 years ago in the Neolithic Age in Hemudu, our ancestors began to use tenons and mortises. As a unique technological creation of the Chinese nation, tenon-mortise structure has a long history. China's traditional furniture (especially Ming and Qing furniture) has reached today's level, which is directly related to the application of this feature. It is also the application of this ingenious structure that enhances the artistic value of China furniture, especially by foreign furniture and architectural artists. Tenon and mortise structure is the core of China furniture, also known as traditional furniture.

Mahogany decoration with mortise and tenon structure is more durable than furniture connected with nails. The main features are:

First, the combination of tenon and mortise structure is a clever combination of more and less, high and low, long and short pieces of wood. This combination can effectively limit the distortion between wooden pieces in all directions. Nail connection can't be done. For example, two wooden roofs are combined into a T-shape with nails, and the vertical roof and the horizontal roof are easily distorted and change their angles, while the mortise and tenon combination will not be distorted. Secondly, metals are prone to rust or oxidation, while real mahogany furniture can be used for hundreds or thousands of years. Many Ming style furniture has a history of hundreds of years. Despite the vicissitudes of life, the wood is as hard as ever. If such furniture is combined with nails, the wood is likely to be intact, but the furniture or decoration will fall apart due to corrosion, fatigue and aging of the connecting metal.

Secondly, the mahogany with mortise and tenon structure is convenient for transportation. Many mahogany decorations are disassembled and transported, so it is very convenient to assemble and install them at the destination. If the furniture is connected with nails, it can be partially disassembled, but this cannot be done for furniture with more pieces in Xiao Mu, such as chairs.

Third, the mahogany decoration with mortise and tenon structure is easy to maintain. Pure mahogany furniture can be used for hundreds of years, and there will always be problems, such as a broken brick that needs to be replaced. This place is not as easy to disassemble and replace as the mahogany decoration with mortise and tenon structure.

Fourth, tenons and mortises are of high quality. Mahogany wood is hard, and pushing nails in by squeezing and drilling hard wedges can easily lead to wood splitting, which carpenters know very well. Using mortise and tenon to connect mahogany furniture can greatly improve the inherent quality of mahogany decoration, which is also an important reason why mahogany decoration made by traditional technology has value-added collection value.