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ari tsugi
from Research by Design
Top Scale: 1/4”=1’-0”
Exploded Isometric Scale: 1/2”=1’-0”
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Isometric Scale: 1/4”=1’-0”
Bottom Scale: 1/4”=1’-0”
Exploration: Replication
The scarf joint is commonly used as an end joint. Male and female members are identical and slide together leaving space for a tenon to lock the two members in place. The proportions of this joint also required adjustments to satisfy the patameters of the CNC machine. Isometric Scale: 1/4”=1’-0”
Top Scale: 1/4”=1’-0”
Bottom Scale: 1/4”=1’-0”
Exploded Isometric Scale: 1/2”=1’-0”
Joint too tight, tolerance required to allow disassembly. Adjustments required to cut speed and bit size to improve cut quality.
Exploration: Iterative
The caterpillar design is a direct result of the CNC milling parameter requiring curved corners. The joint is loosely based on the half blind scarf joint and maintains curved corners on the x-axis only.
Isometric Scale: 1/4”=1’-0”
Top Scale: 1/4”=1’-0”
Bottom Scale: 1/4”=1’-0”
Exploded Isometric Scale: 1/2”=1’-0”
Caterpillar disassembled, points must be carefully moderated to avoid breakage, tenons should be 1/2” minimum
Exploration: Iterative
Similar to the caterpiller, the swiss tenon is an exploration of the geometry encouraged by the parameters of the CNC machine. Curver are maintained in the x-axis at intervals set by a grid.
