Also kakō kidori 加工木取; aradori 疎取; arakidori 疎木取.
1 The sawing and dividing of large pieces of timber into various sizes needed for the construction of a Japanese building. Also called seizai 製材. Structured elements of this type include: pillars *hashira 柱; struts *tsuka 束; rafters *taruki 垂木; bracket arms *hijiki 肘木; and bearing blocks *masu 斗.
2 The term may also apply to the positioning of structural elements which receive and support the ends of other members like rafter placement tarukikake 垂木掛, joist placement, nedakake 根太掛, and the position of a notched or grooved timber that receives a board, itagake 板掛. See *sumikake 墨掛.
3 Wood-cutting: the first stage in the making of a wooden sculpture. A block of wood of appropriate size and shape for the eventual subject is cut from the tree before carving in greater detail. See *natabori 鉈彫, *arabori 荒彫, *kozukuri 小造り.