Traditional japanese carpentry is renowned for its intricacy craftsmanship and durability most of which is accomplished without the use of nails relying instead on precise measuring cutting and use of a variety of joinery techniques.
Japanese roof joinery.
Yogoya type traditional roof framing called western style.
Japanese post and beam also reduces the use of diagonal bracing in their buildings by using a large number of pieces in the framework creating a layering effect which creates structural integrity.
Long before screws and metal fastenings became de rigueur japanese builders had mastered the art of wood joinery.
This framework traditionally starts with larger building members at the base of the structure with large spans between the timber and terminates at the roof with much smaller pieces spaced more closely together.
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For example our azumayas use rafters ridge beam rafter ties and modern connectors which are mostly concealed instead of the traditional japanese way of constructing roofs.
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Elegant japanese wood fence styles.
In this series i explore different wood joinery techniques.
Using techniques handed down in guilds and families for centuries japanese builders would fit wooden beams together without any external fasteners.
These characteristics depend on the properties of the materials involved and the purpose of the joint with many diverse types of joinery for meeting differing requirements.
Many of our projects plans and kits are in japanese style design but we do employ some traditional american joinery and western style building techniques.
It involves building wooden furniture without the use of nails screws glue or electric tools.
The advantages of having japanese joinery is the fact that they are incredibly durable tough flexible visually appealing and material efficient.