Chinese antique furniture

Chinese antique furniture

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Chinese antique furniture

Veneer

Home furnishings; Chinese antique furniture

Thin sheets of wood laid on top of a piece's carcass for decorative purposes.

Mortise-and-tenon joint

Home furnishings; Chinese antique furniture

A joint formed by hollowing out a hole (mortise) in one piece of wood and inserting a second, projecting piece (tenon); sometimes glued or held in place with a dowel.

Mortise and tenon structure

Home furnishings; Chinese antique furniture

A type of joinery which connects furniture components with an extended tongue (tenon) fitted precisely into a cutout (mortise) of chinese antique furniture.

Moulding

Home furnishings; Chinese antique furniture

Decorative pieces of wood, often carved, attached by joinery to the joints of a piece

Waisted

Home furnishings; Chinese antique furniture

The indentation just below the top of a table, stool or bench

Stretcher

Home furnishings; Chinese antique furniture

The horizontal bar joining and stabilising the legs of a chair or table.Supports between legs of chairs, tables or benches - shape is straight or Humpback of chinese antique furniture.