taiko-otoshi　太鼓落

KEY WORD :　architecture / general terms

The trimming or hewing of the opposite sides of a log so that the surfaces become flat and parallel making it easier to join it to another member. Examples of members that are attached to taiko-otoshi include: ceiling posts that have one natural surface exposed; logs used as transverse tie beams; and struts attached with a dadoed, half- lapped, half-blind dovetail joint *ariotoshi 蟻落, with full mortise and tenon *hozoana ほぞ穴, *hozo ほぞ.

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