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kusabi 楔 | ||||||
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A wedge. Easily identified by its isosceles triangle shape. Its two main sides slant from its relatively wide top to a very sharp narrow end. In Japanese joinery wedges are made of wood in a multiplicity of shapes and have many uses. For example, wedges are used to partially split some tenons in order to render them impossible to loosen once pounded into the mortises. | ||||||
nukikusabi 貫楔:Engakuji Sanmon 円覚寺三門 (Kanagawa)
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