The art of mortise and tenon joins wood without nails or glue. The tenon is the protruding piece, and the mort…
The art of mortise and tenon joins wood without nails or glue. The tenon is the protruding piece, and the mortise is the matching slot.
Widely used in ancient Chinese buildings, these joints took many forms as early as the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, including shoulder joints, dovetails, through-tenons, and hooked joints. They are easy to produce, assemble, dismantle, and repair, while remaining stable under load and resilient against deformation, including during earthquakes.