arikubi 蟻首

Keywords
Architecture
Joints

Lit. dovetail neck. 


1 The rear part of a dovetail joint which is in line with the surface of the beam from which it is cut. 


2 The narrowest part of a dovetail spline *chigiritsugi 千切継.


arikubi spline *chigiritsugi 千切継: dovetail neck narrow west part