JOINERY DETAILS

These common joinery features can be seen in an Aao Naga gate:

A projecting tenon on one piece of wood fits into a similar mortise (or hole) in another piece of wood to form a mortise and tenon joint, which is a traditional carpentry technique These joints are frequently utilised to connect the horizontal and vertical gate frame members. Dovetail joints are an interlocking joint type that are frequently utilised in the construction of furniture connecting the diagonal braces in an Aao Naga gate

Where two pieces of wood overlap, there is a lap junction For the horizontal and diagonal elements of the gate frame of Aao Naga gates, lap joints are frequently used.

Half-lap joints: A half-lap junction is created by two pieces of wood that only partially overlap. It is similar to a lap joint The diagonal bracing and the horizontal gate frame elements may be joined together by half-lap joints in an Aao Naga gate.

Tongue and groove joints: A tongue and groove junction is created when a projecting tongue from one piece of wood fits into a corresponding groove from another piece of wood. The boards that make up the gate's panels in Aao Naga gates may be joined together using these joints.