Shoutout to the old church in Salem with the hand carved pews

I was there last month to give a quote on some trim repair and got a good look at the work. The guy who built them in the 1920s used a hidden wedged tenon joint on every single leg, something I'd only seen in books. It's a ton of extra work but those pews are solid as a rock after a hundred years. What's the most clever old school joinery you've seen still holding up?

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wyatt_chen866mo ago

Ever notice how old stuff was just built to last?

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hayden_ross826mo ago

Used to believe that was just nostalgia talking. Then I tried to fix my grandpa's old radio versus my new smart speaker. The difference in what's inside, the parts you can actually hold and replace, is night and day.

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