ooire　大入

KEY WORD :　architecture / general terms

Also written 追入 or 尾入. A dadoed or housed, angled T-joint, which is used to join beams to posts. A shallow square or rectangle is cut out of a post and the cut end of a transverse beam is inserted into it. Dovetail tenons *arihozo 蟻ほぞ and rectangular pins may be added for strengthening. There are many variations of ooire. One example is the kashigi ooire hozosashi かしぎ大入ほぞ差 , an inclined, housed full mortise and tenon joint with a pin *sen 栓 inserted to hold the tenon securely.

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*ooire ariotoshi 大入蟻落

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