Mahogany furniture work why can not use nails

I, research found that as early as 7000 years ago, Hemudu Neolithic era, our ancestors have begun to use mortise and tenon, that is to say, mortise and tenon structure, is the Chinese nation's unique craft creativity, has a long history. more than 70 centuries, this art craft through continuous development and re-creation, the technology and craftsmanship have been quite pure. Chinese traditional furniture (especially Ming and Qing dynasty furniture) has reached today's level, and the use of this structural features have a direct relationship, but also the use of this clever structure, enhance the artistic value of Chinese furniture, especially for foreign furniture and architectural artists marveled at. Therefore, it can be said that Chinese furniture does not use iron nails, is a tradition, is a convention, is the continuation of the advantages and carry forward. The reason why Chinese furniture is also called traditional furniture, mortise and tenon structure is the core.

Two, mortise and tenon structure combination of furniture is stronger and more durable than furniture connected with iron nails. First, the mortise and tenon structure is the combination of mortise and tenon and dowel, is the wood between more and less, high and low, long and short between the clever combination, this combination can effectively limit the wood between the twist in all directions. And the nail connection can not do. For example, with iron nails will be two wood profiles to do T-shaped combination, the vertical profile and the horizontal profile is easy to be twisted and change the angle, while the combination of mortise and tenon, will not be twisted. Secondly, metal is easy to rust or oxidize, while the real mahogany furniture, can be used for hundreds or thousands of years. Many Ming-style furniture is hundreds of years old, although the vicissitudes, but the wood is as hard as ever. If the combination of such furniture with iron nails, it is likely that the wood is intact, but due to the connection of the metal rust, fatigue, aging, etc., and make the furniture fall apart.

Three, mortise and tenon structure of the furniture is easy to transport. Can't see, many mahogany furniture is disassembled and transported to the destination and then combined and installed up, very convenient. If you use nails to connect the furniture, although you can make part of the split, but like chairs and other small wooden pieces of furniture, it can not be done.

Four, mortise and tenon structure of the furniture is easy to maintain. Regardless of what kind of furniture, the use of a long time will have problems, all need repair and maintenance. Pure mahogany furniture can be used for hundreds of years, there will always be problems, such as a door post broken need to be replaced. Furniture connected with nails, do this disassembly and replacement is not as easy as mortise and tenon structure furniture. If the furniture is made with fish fat glue and other good glue, repair the glue first soaked in water to soften the tenon and mortise and tenon soon loosened down, while the nail can not be done unless the furniture is dismantled in eight pieces. In turn, causing damage to the furniture.

Fifth, due to the hard wood of mahogany, and iron nails are by squeezing and drilling hard wedged in, this process is very easy to cause wood splitting, which is very clear woodworking masters. Through the above comparison, we can easily see that the use of mortise and tenon joints mahogany furniture than the use of nails have greater advantages, can greatly enhance the intrinsic quality of mahogany furniture, which is probably why the pure mahogany furniture does not use iron nails.