‪Carpentry in ancient Egypt‬‏


The woodwork in Egypt is evident, first of all, in the caskets of the beginning of the families; it was made of overlapping panels that were fixed together at the corners by connecting through holes. The tombs were also found on boxes made of inlaid plates connected to the click and tongue or joints. The boxing industry has become more sophisticated and sophisticated, with sliding hoods, reliable connecting elements on both sides, and leather ties with holes in corners. Carpenters mastered carpentry then without using screws or glue. The glue is used after the fifth family.
The wood beams were used in the third family coffins, which were made of six pieces of cedar wood connected together, so that the granules took different directions. The cheap wood was painted with a layer of varnish, about seven tenths of a millimeter thick, to give it a more luxurious appearance. The Egyptians mastered the art of furniture decoration; inlaid with: wood, ivory, semiprecious stones, glass and paint paste. The wood was decorated with gold or silver. The open work, which involves the work of many openings taking together a decorative form, was another type of wood decoration.
Most of the houses were equipped with many drawers, boxes and storage tanks. Carpenters also produced various types of beds, tables and chairs. These pieces of furniture often rested on legs in the form of legs and animal hooves. Chairs were usually with low seats and straight backrests; they were often complex in shape. Mini folding chairs were made of leather so they could easily be carried to fishing or fighting grounds.
Carpenters used simple tools for woodworking. They used axes to cut down trees and cut branches. Carpenters were employed in the woodwork to pull, not push, saws with clasps of about 60 centimeters in length. The scenes depict wood panels wedged between pillars and propagated by workers. There were two types of drills; a drill was a type of handkerchief wrapped by hand, while the other type was run by a bow moving back and forth. The arrival was used to form the wood initially, while using the chisel that knocks a stone hammer to accomplish the finer work. Sandstone blocks were used to soften and soften the wood;
The ancient Egyptians had to rely on imported wood in the manufacture of masts of boats and huge coffins, or the doors of temples. Long cypresses and cedar trees were brought from Lebanon, while palm trees from Palestine and elm trees from Syria and the Yew trees from Persia were brought. Ebony imported from Somalia, to manufacture the most solid furniture for the wealthy. There were useful trees in Egypt, including acacia trees, from which masts were made of small boats and floorboards. Slices were used for roofing beams. Sycamore wood could be used in the manufacture of boxes. Trumpwoods were brought together to make boxes and small coffins, and willow wood was used in the manufacture of knives and box parts.
The woodwork witnessed a great revival in the era of succession and the mandate of Muslims in Egypt. The wooden panels and doors were carved deep; or carved in an open work form, with vegetal or geometric shapes or lines of art in Arabic letters. The carved boxes were used in beautiful, inlaid forms, to save copies of the Koran. The tables, chairs and food trays were decorated with the wood of the restaurant; to create a picture or a decorative form.

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