In ancient times, carpentry really didn t use nails?

Are we lagging behind? Why did the ancients not use nails to make ingenious works? How do you hold those materials in place?

In fact, our ancestors did not use nails, but used very little, why? First of all, because there was no such smelting technology, modern nails could only be mass-produced after the advent of lathes, and in ancient times, nails were extremely rare.

And even if the ancient carpentry technique did not require the use of nails, it was strong enough. The clever Chinese invented the mortise and tenon structure.

And carry it forward, not only in furniture and architecture, but also in many modern architectural structures.

They are also using mortise and tenon structures.

In ancient times, there was no mature technology for making iron nails, and iron was a strategic material.

Therefore, in ancient times, if the iron nails were made, they must be very high, and only the rich could afford to use them, but the rich pursued beautiful and durable, and it was impossible to use iron nails, only mortise and tenon joints.

In ancient China, since the Western Han Dynasty, there were nails. The nails on some of the coffins are proof of this. As for carpenters and craftsmen who do not use nails in a large area, in addition to the shallow iron-making technology, the inability to produce large quantities, and the high cost, there are also the following reasons.

First, the high cost of iron nails is only one aspect, rust and loosening are also unavoidable reasons.

Second, compared with iron nails, the mortise and tenon structure is stronger and more durable.

Third, in ancient times, productivity was low, and the purchase of furniture was a very important matter, and most people's concept was to use furniture as an heirloom.

Passed on to future generations. The dowry of the marriage family, inviting a carpenter is a very grand thing. The carpenter's craftsmanship and fame are quite important.

Third, the most important point is that carpenters regard their skills as the most important thing to make a living. Think of the furniture you make as your own artistic output. Therefore, a lot of effort was spent on the structure in order to win the reputation of the craft.

Reputation. There is also a sentence in the evaluation of the carpenter's skill; "Not a single nail is needed", which is a compliment to the carpenter's skill.

Combined with the above reasons, the ancient people did not use nails and also had a unique habit of that era.

Yes, in ancient times carpentry did not use nails because of the high cost. And the nails are also prone to rust and loosening. Secondly, the Chinese invented the mortise and tenon structure, which is stronger and more durable.

In ancient times, carpentry did not use nails, because the ancient iron-smelting technology was underground, and the cost of producing nails was very high, which was not practical.

In ancient times, iron was not widespread at all, it was relatively rare and expensive, and iron nails were not necessary. Therefore, carpenters use mortise and tenon joints to make furniture and houses, and such craftsmanship is simply ingenious.

At that time, there were no nails, so there were no nails, you see that Luban lock, can you open it? It's hard, it's not without nails.

Before industrialization, the production cost of iron nails was too high, and it was not as good as bamboo nails

and mortise knotted dao structure is practical.

Before the industrialization of the Hui world, the production cost of nails was not low. The nails made in that era are all pure iron nails, with good flexibility, acceptable tensile strength, and the strength is not generally poor, and the nails are not nailed into the wood, but a hole is drilled with another tool, and then the inner wall of the hole is carbonized with a red-hot iron rod, and then connected with iron nails. In other words, in those years of scarce resources, the cost of nailing an iron nail to the wood was too high.

By the Ming Dynasty, with the development of shipping, the Chinese also found those woods that were more suitable for furniture in Southeast Asia. But the problem is that for these rainforest hardwoods, the nails can't be driven into them at all! Not only could the wrought iron nails of ancient times not fit in, but even today's steel nails could not do anything (as the steel nails were driven in, the wood was also split).

The ancients didn't use nails, not because they didn't like to use them, but because nails were very expensive, their effect was very small, and the cost of nailing was greater than that of nailing into the falcon.

The ancients used a variety of mortise and tenon structures to connect objects, which were stronger and more durable than nails, and did not rust, and the cost was also lower.

In ancient times, there were no tools like lathes, and there was no power like steam engines. Nails can only be poured, but because molds cannot be standardized, they are not practical.

Because at that time, nails had not been made.

Ancient Chinese craftsmen were very clever and used the most environmentally friendly and clever method now, but there is a tenon (pronounced sǔn) joint structure, that is, the component is connected by concave and convex methods, and the convex part is called tenon, and the hole of the mortise and tenon on the wood is called the mortise and tenon eye, this mortise and tenon structure looks "loose", but if it encounters external force, the steel bar and iron nail are twisted and cannot be recovered, but if the mortise and tenon structure is displaced, it can be automatically restored to its original state through slight vibration. Of course, this technique has continued to this day, and it can still be seen in many of our wooden furniture, but the appearance of nails has made this technique rigid. Of course, nails also bring great convenience, in line with the current attitude of quick success.

It's not that the ancients didn't like to use nails, but because the nails were handmade at that time, the cost of nailing was higher than that of knocking in the falcon, and the nails were easy to rust and loose, and the maintenance cost should be increased, so the mortise and tenon structure became the best choice.

Compared with the use of nails and glue in the fixed structure of modern furniture, the carpenters in ancient China preferred to use the mortise and tenon structure, in addition to practical reasons (the cost of nails was higher at that time), the nails were easy to rust and loose, and the increase in maintenance costs was also an important reason for their consideration.

Iron nails are easy to rust and nails are not tight and firm.

At that time, iron was relatively expensive, and the purity was not high, and it was easy to break by knocking.

No, wedges made of wood are generally used.

Nails are parts that can be seen everywhere in our daily lives, but not a single one is found in ancient buildings. The ancients did not use a nail to build a house, in addition to the constraints of the conditions at that time, it could not be mass-produced and the cost was high, the rust of the nail was easy to affect the appearance and looseness, and the high maintenance cost was also a major factor that the ancients were worried about. In addition, the mortise and tenon (sǔn mǎo), which was widely used during the Warring States Period, was convenient and practical, and the effect was remarkable, so it naturally became the first choice for the ancients when building houses.

Mortise and tenon joints began to be widely used during the Warring States period. It is a connection method that combines the concave and convex parts of the component itself, and the convex part is called tenon; The recessed part is called Mao. In ancient architecture and furniture making, mortise and tenon joints played a vital role.

As long as the craftsmen are skilled and the mortise and tenon joints are used properly, each piece of wood can be tightly fastened to achieve a seamless degree of reliability, and nails will naturally not be used.

In addition to the practical and exquisite characteristics, the structure of the mortise and tenon joint contains the inherent yin and yang in Taoist thought, and the balance of the system, which is also one of the reasons why it was reused by the ancients. With the changes of the times, the design of modern solid wood furniture and accessories is often made with mortise and tenon structure, in addition to showing the natural harmony of wood and wood, the decorative role of mortise and tenon can not be ignored.

Mortise and tenon is the soul of traditional Chinese wooden furniture, between a tenon and tenon, a turn and a turn, highlighting the extraordinary wisdom of the ancients, condensing the essence of thousands of years of Chinese traditional culture, and precipitating the inheritance of traditional craftsmanship in the streamer rotation.

In ancient times without nails, how did they make houses? After reading it, I really admire the wisdom of the ancients!

It is fixed with a special wooden board, so that it looks as if it is integrated, and the quality is also very strong, just like the current plug block, which is very magical.

Due to the constraints of the conditions at that time, there was no way to produce it, and the cost was extremely high, and the maintenance cost was high, so it was widely used in the Warring States period. It is the soul of traditional Chinese wooden furniture.

The wisdom of the ancients was very powerful, they would use rivets, or specific concave and convex structures to build houses, and use the best materials in the process of using materials.

Because their structures are nested within each other, they are not easy to collapse.

The crystallization of the wisdom of ancient Chinese craftsmen: mortise and tenon joints, mortise and tenon joints are widely used in the field of construction and furniture, and this technology is still very used today, and the world is amazed.

The mortise and tenon structure has been used by many people since the Warring States Period, and the Forbidden City that we are familiar with is also because of it, which is still intact after experiencing many **, and even the antique palace model has successfully accepted the test of violent shaking and stands steadily, which is enough to prove the strength of the mortise and tenon structure. The mortise and tenon joint is the wisdom left to us by our ancestors, the inheritance of the spirit of our national craft culture, and the crystallization of the wisdom of thousands of working people. If we have the opportunity, I hope we can pick up the mortise and tenon joints again, learn and experience with our hearts, I believe that the spirit of the times and craftsmanship represented behind it will bring us new thinking, and we can also find the meaning of life in the process of exploration.

Ancient buildings were made of wood, and carpenters would use wooden wedges to make them inlay. This is no less robust than today's cement reinforcement.

Because most of the buildings in ancient times were a circular structure. The sturdiness and durability are high, so it is strong even without nails.

Because of the constraints at that time, there was no way to produce nails in large quantities, and the nails were easy to rust, look unsightly, and the maintenance cost was too high, so the ancients generally used mortise and tenon to build houses, which was convenient and practical, and the effect was remarkable.

Using mortise and tenon joints, ancient architects would measure in advance when building with wood, and leave tenons and tenons and joints, just like leaving holes when driving piles, of course, more delicate and complex than this, and finally many mortise and tenon joints interlocking to make the building very strong.

With the development of science and technology, nails and glue in the stage of large-scale industrial production, because the benefits obtained after cost compression are more attractive, and are widely used, and the use of nails in construction and furniture has become indispensable. So how did ancient carpenters make perfect timber structures without nails? With this question, let me decipher it to you:

We have been preaching the spirit of carpentry in classical Chinese furniture making, but the soul of the furniture has long been forgotten, so the ancient carpentry skill of not needing nails has also ......been lostHowever, some experts have cracked this technique, and the display covers the most important, practical and classic style structure of ancient mortise and tenon structures, and it is also the ultimate secret of why ancient carpenters do not need to use nails:

Because the ancient carpenters were very ingenious, their skills were also very exquisite, and they also had very clever wisdom, using the mortise and tenon technology, although there were no nails, but still let the building through this combination of mortise and tenon, to be indestructible.

In ancient times, the wood was spliced with each other, the wood was punched, and then connected with other wood, so as to ensure that the wooden building did not collapse.

Ancient Chinese architects were very skilled, they didn't use nails, they made mortise and tenon joints out of wood, and finally built a very stable building.

This is thanks to the wisdom of Chinese craftsmen - mortise and tenon structure. Buildings connected by mortise and tenon structures are even stronger than with nails.

Because of the wisdom and exquisite skills of the ancients. The mortise and tenon structure can be firmly fixed together without a nail, and the ingenuity of the ancients controlled the gap of the mortise and tenon structure within a millimeter, which has achieved the ancient buildings that have been handed down to the present, such as the Forbidden City and Suzhou Garden.