![TIL that traditional Japanese buildings do not use nails or glue. Instead, timbers are connected by elaborate dovetail joints. : r/todayilearned TIL that traditional Japanese buildings do not use nails or glue. Instead, timbers are connected by elaborate dovetail joints. : r/todayilearned](https://external-preview.redd.it/E5TlewFrFnS4CzMJcIVjv3De-h_p1O0cM4zVGIj7xho.jpg?auto=webp&s=c5ba2a7c4dc5122b92a2bc8816230611033dc1b6)
TIL that traditional Japanese buildings do not use nails or glue. Instead, timbers are connected by elaborate dovetail joints. : r/todayilearned
![The Complete Japanese Joinery: Sato, Hideo, Nakahara, Yasua, Nii, Koichi Paul: 9780881791211: Amazon.com: Books The Complete Japanese Joinery: Sato, Hideo, Nakahara, Yasua, Nii, Koichi Paul: 9780881791211: Amazon.com: Books](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81UOJeh4XhL._AC_UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg)
The Complete Japanese Joinery: Sato, Hideo, Nakahara, Yasua, Nii, Koichi Paul: 9780881791211: Amazon.com: Books
![Traditional Japanese Wooden Techniques – Introduction of a practical usage and a basic interlocking joint system. | TEUFFEL ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS Traditional Japanese Wooden Techniques – Introduction of a practical usage and a basic interlocking joint system. | TEUFFEL ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS](https://www.patrick-teuffel.eu/wp/wp-content/uploads/3-3.jpeg)
Traditional Japanese Wooden Techniques – Introduction of a practical usage and a basic interlocking joint system. | TEUFFEL ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS
![Watch a Traditional Japanese Carpenter Make 190+ Different Joints, All Without Nails, Screws, or Glue | Open Culture Watch a Traditional Japanese Carpenter Make 190+ Different Joints, All Without Nails, Screws, or Glue | Open Culture](https://cdn8.openculture.com/2023/05/02213556/Build-Hand-Cut-Mitred-Wood-Dovetails-Amazing-Traditional-Japan-Woodworking-Skills-Without-Screw--1024x576.jpeg)
Watch a Traditional Japanese Carpenter Make 190+ Different Joints, All Without Nails, Screws, or Glue | Open Culture
![A saotsugi joint used to join two floor joists. This joint can be found in the free pdf "Wood Joints in Classical Japanese Architecture" : r/ woodworking A saotsugi joint used to join two floor joists. This joint can be found in the free pdf "Wood Joints in Classical Japanese Architecture" : r/ woodworking](https://i.redd.it/c91yc12mijh61.jpg)
A saotsugi joint used to join two floor joists. This joint can be found in the free pdf "Wood Joints in Classical Japanese Architecture" : r/ woodworking
![Japanese rokushigake temple architecture for your living room: The no-nail Masugumi table | SoraNews24 -Japan News- Japanese rokushigake temple architecture for your living room: The no-nail Masugumi table | SoraNews24 -Japan News-](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/03/LL_img_346480_2.jpg?w=610)
Japanese rokushigake temple architecture for your living room: The no-nail Masugumi table | SoraNews24 -Japan News-
![Free Software Lets You Create Traditional Japanese Wood Joints & Furniture: Download Tsugite | Open Culture Free Software Lets You Create Traditional Japanese Wood Joints & Furniture: Download Tsugite | Open Culture](https://cdn8.openculture.com/2021/04/13215843/tsugite-joinery-software-4.jpeg)