How many kinds of tenons are there in wooden furniture? And talk about the similarities and differences of various dovetail joints.

Mortise-tenon connection refers to the connection mode that tenons are inserted into mortises or mortises, which is the basic combination mode of China classical furniture and modern furniture, and also the main combination mode of modern frame furniture.

According to different classification methods, tenors can be divided into different types:

According to the shape of tenon, it can be divided into right-angle tenon, dovetail joint, round bar tenon and round tenon;

According to the number of tenons, it can be divided into single tenon, double tenon and multiple tenons;

Single tenon can be divided into single shoulder tenon, double shoulder tenon and multi-shoulder tenon according to the number of tenons;

According to the tenon-mortise connection mode, it can be divided into open tenon, closed tenon, semi-closed tenon, through tenon and non-through tenon;

According to whether the tenon end leaks, it can be divided into open tenon and hidden tenon;

According to the relationship between tenon and square wood itself, it can be divided into integral tenon and mortise.

There are many tenon-mortise structures of Chinese furniture, and all the furniture in wooden houses adopt the tenon-mortise connection mode, which continues this feature of Chinese furniture, with high connection strength, good stability, durability and beautiful appearance.