aridome 蟻留
KEY WORD : architecture / joints
 
A type of right angle, mitered, housed, and dovetail joint used mainly on flat timber as, for example, in the upper architrave of an alcove in a mansion, tsukeshoin 付書院. The front corner and top edge of this joint are mitered because a triangular space is created on the inner end of the dovetail groove, arimichi 蟻道. This joint is suitable for producing a clean line.
 

a) arimichi 蟻道 b) *arihozo 蟻ほぞ

 
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*daiwadome 台輪留 
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