yatoiari 　雇蟻

KEY WORD :　architecture / joints

A right angled joint with a dovetail spline tenon *hozo ほぞ that resembles a spline joint called *ari 蟻. It is a very small joint used to attach posts to walls, on the back of a smooth board ceiling *kagamitenjou 鏡天井, and in furniture making.

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*yatoihozo 雇ほぞ, *chigiritsugi 千切継

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