Inside the shop, he chattered with employees in guitar-nerd lingo Madagascar rosewood, mortise and tenon joints and eyed the racks for new arrivals.

WSJ: What Makes Steve Earle Run

They hand-cut mortise and tenon joints (square-cut slats glued into matching holes).

FORBES: Green Wood

The traditional design and practices for building these bridges combine the use of wood, traditional architectural tools, craftsmanship, the core technologies of beam-weaving' and mortise and tenon joints, and an experienced woodworker's understanding of different environments and the necessary structural mechanics.

UNESCO: Culture