This diagram from an article on the Woodworkers Institute website shows how traditional Chinese joinery works There is a great article on the Woodworkers Institute website which I stumbled upon quite randomly. I was actually researching some information on construction techniques for making dining room extension tables, when “lo and behold” I came across this […]
Chinese Furniture
Learn Chinese Language Characters for Furniture
Found some more relevant videos on YouTube about learning Mandarin Chinese speaking and writing. Learn Chinese Symbols for Furniture : Introduction to Chinese Symbols for Furniture
The problem of “Chaobuduo” (and how it effects reproduction furnitures)
Chinese workers love to use the phrase ¨cha bu duo¨ 差不多 (pronounced “Cha Boo Daul) which directly translates to ¨not very far off (meaning approximately or roughly)¨ Unfortunately, in almost all case it usually works out to be not even close, in otherwords, “cha tai duo” (meaning way too far off). Workers see no need for exact […]
