Interlocking Chinese Joinery with Andrew Hunter
Interlocking Chinese Joinery with Andrew Hunter
Andrew’s Frame-and-Panel article: http://bit.ly/2tAdQPU
Andrew Hunter learned his ultrastrong, rigid frame-and- panel construction from studying the work of Chinese cabinetmakers, who’ve been using it for centuries. In this video, watch Hunter demonstrate some other amazing interlocking joinery.
中国花梨家具图考。where to buy the book?
Man… You look like Dr. Cox from Scrubs and Patrick from Coupling (UK) combined!
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Thanks Andrew for pointing out that these are ancient Chinese technique. I am quite disgusted the amount of cultural appropriation that China has to put up with. Take for example the ‘Da Vinci Bridge’, well the *Rainbow Bridge* existed in Song Dynasty ancient China a few hundred years before Leonardo Da Vinci’s time, and there is a 900 year old painting to prove it. But at least in this case it is just a matter of mistake because Leonardo Da Vinci probably came up with his bridge design independently, however, I have to say the the worst offender is Japan.
impresionante!! nivel ingeniero!! muy bueno!!
The demonstration and introduction is so interesting!
Thank you for making this video to introduce this ancient wisdom.
It seems that ancient people are really good at using pressure and the power already exists in nature.
The Chinese carpenter foundation guy name was Luban live around 2000 years ago,he learned this from a cave which preserved the prehistoric human furniture, maybe before big flood .
Chinese traditional furniture uses fish gloom, it’s strong when it’s dry, but if you steam it, it can be easily removed, it helps to repair.
Chinese traditional furniture did use "glue", organic though( usually made from Swim bladder of fish) for joinery. And for the surface, it must be brushed many times of "DA QI"(resin). The price of materials and the tech of making is why traditional woodworking pieces are pricy, no matter at old times or modern times. Thanks a lot for sharing. https://youtu.be/cfTDSRP-5lM
So Andrew offered to show you how this is made…can we see that video please?
中国的桌面，基本不是用一整块板，而是几块板做拼板，拼板也是要上胶水的，不过中国用是胶水叫“鱼鳔胶”，是一种从鱼鳔里面熬出来的胶水，因为这种胶水的强度不太高，所以要用燕尾槽的穿带来稳定桌面不开裂。还有一点，就是视频里如果是用作桌面，那边框用的木头太窄了，中国式的家具用作桌面的边框，都起码用7cm宽的木头，因为只有木头宽了，才能够留下足够的空间开榫眼，用来和主体连接。另外，宽的桌面边框，看上去用料足，给人一种大气的感觉。不过，如果作为柜门，视频里的框架确有点嫌大，因为作为柜门，讲究的是大面窄边，这样看上去比较轻盈，富有线条感。
It’s complicated to make and I love complications.
template please
I was annoyed with the interviewer being too "handsy" and interrupting as he did, awkward.
OMG… To think that these joineries techniques are hundreds or a thousand years old. Mind blowing those ancient Chinese can figure it all out and deep knowledge & understanding of load bearing of it. The tools were rudimentary
wow
From 9:30 onward my mind got blown
google-辛全生 。里面有教学。
Lip smacking, ugh!
That is eye-opening! Thanks for the information.
I think this type of woodwork skills is more like 2000 years earlier than the Ming Dynasty. @9:30, what book is that? How can I buy one? Also, can we have an instructional video showing us how to create a few of these locking joineries? Please!
Hello,
Thank you for such an educative video. wonderful designs and craftsmanship.
I wanted to ask what tool do you use to do the tapered sliding dovetail battens?
Do you use a special plane to give you the dovetail angle?
Thank you in advance.
Japanese took this advanced Joinery and made changes that improved its usefulness in Japan.
Holy shit its Stuart.
It might last 500 years but it will take 500 to build
Stop cutting your interviewee off, we want to hear him talk, not you.
I am recommending a very nice app called "wood joint 榫卯", which’s got a lots of traditional Chinese wood joineries rendered in 3d. THere are pictures and interactive user interface available. One of the favorite app on my phone.
I think Andrew was trying to run away from this guy keeps uttering the word "delicate mitre joint".
Beautiful video, a little rough to watch as the guy on the right interrupts the guy on the left every 5 seconds…
Ummm this gentleman is a human CNC machine with built in computer and 3D software.
So let me see, we had Ming CNC machines but we had to wait until 1940s to find out.
All kidding aside, he is amazing. Pure and simple.
This bearded klutz needs to stop talking.
Truly amazing, this will change my perspective and approach in building furniture.. in love.
Much of CHinese woodworking techniques are lost. If you want to see little of it, go to the forbidden city.
The joints are so difficult to cut.
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You know i wonder if you could make it even stronger if you did that but instead if wood steel or titanium? If thats possible…
Very clever
impressive yes first time seeing this type of joinery
very interesting, I LIKE VERY MUCH
i used to eat on those and use those in my grandpa’s house. still remember all those framed table top. those little gaps are always full of dirt and i usually drop rice into them and get blamed by grandma haha.
So the Chinese went from this to fucking ikea bull shit using elmers glue and dowels. LMFAO Man they are going backwards.
Can I please have your email address
he did it wrong on the frame and panel structure .
I just got introduced into this level of joinery. Very late I am embarrassed to say. I bought 2 square stools made by a Chinese carpenter in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. Its made of Belian, an ironwood which makes the joinery even more impressive. One of the stools was damaged so I took it apart to restore it. That was when I saw the internal mitre joints. Blown away. Way beyond my capability. Anyway I have drawn the stool and its joinery in sketchup. If anyone wants it in sketchup format, I am happy to share it for free. email me at koonsiang at gmail dot com
This is awesome subscribed for sure
China’s desktop is basically not made of a whole board, but several boards. The board is also made of glue. However, China uses glue called "fish bladder glue", which is a kind of glue boiled from fish bladder. Because the strength of this glue is not very high, it is necessary to use the piercing of swallow tail trough to stabilize the desktop without cracking. Another point is that if the video is used as a desktop, the wood used in the frame is too narrow. Chinese furniture used as the frame of the desktop, all of them use at least 7 cm wide wood, because only when the wood is wide enough, it can leave enough space for mortise and tenon to connect with the main body. In addition, the wide desktop border, it seems to be full of material, giving a sense of atmosphere. However, if it is used as a cabinet door, the frame in the video is a bit too big, because as a cabinet door, it pays attention to the big side and narrow side, so it looks lighter and has a sense of line.
Just beautiful, could watch stuff like this for hours. I have an article on an ancient Chinese chair construction with hidden complex, compound joineries somewhere, no glue or nails either. Making entry doors and Japanese shoji panels for all window screens. For now I’m dependent on yellow glue, nail guns and pocket screws – ha, ha.
I wonder what would be the miter look like those old days.
In Chinese it call 粽角榫 （zongjiaosun）， add more exotic to miter joint
How does he make the sliding dovetail in the panel with hand tools? Wow
Wow, Incredible.