Mortise and tenon joints have been found in 3,000-year-old Egyptian furniture and in ancient Chinese buildings. Part of a temple in Japan, rebuilt using timber framing techniques, is the world's ...

As his company grew, Apostol brought in Hundegger machines from Germany, becoming the owner of Hundegger USA, whose computer-automated machines made it easier to cut and drill each timber to the ...

Different sheets of timber are layered on top of each other ... to a butt joint so is weak and often needs reinforcement Mortise and tenon Commonly used for joining the legs onto a chair or ...

Discover how material intelligence transforms architecture with cross-laminated timber for sustainable urban development in ...

Tariffs on foreign timber and an executive order suspending environmental regulations could revive a domestic logging industry. But it's unclear if the economics will support exploitation of forests.

Over centuries, timber framing evolved into a refined art form, with regional variations and specialized techniques emerging in different parts of China. The Song dynasty (960–1279) saw further ...