Keywords
Architecture
General Terms
A type of iron clamp 8 to 15 cm long that allows a top framing beam *uchinorinuki 内法貫, to be inserted into a post. This clamp is used in the construction of the lintel in an alcove *tokonoma 床の間, and is also used to attach veranda *engawa 縁側, boards to the framework beneath. It is paddle-shaped with two holes for nails about one-third of the way along the widest section. It tapers into a slender finger-like section that is then bent into a sharply pointed hook that is pounded into the upper side of a track or the edge of a veranda board.
