# Twig work

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{{Short description|Decorative motifs using parts of trees}}
[[Image:Closeup of boathouse 2.jpg|thumb|Twig work at [Camp Topridge](/source/Camp_Topridge)]]
thumb|right|Twig work on stair railing
'''Twig-work''' is the term applied to architectural details constructed of twigs and branches to form decorative motifs in buildings and furniture.  [Carpentry](/source/Carpentry) or [woodworking](/source/woodworking) using wood that has not been milled into lumber and is still in its natural shape describes the [national park service rustic](/source/national_park_service_rustic) style.<ref name="allaback">{{cite web | title=Mount Rainier National Park, Rustic Furnishings | last=Allaback| first=Sarah| url=http://cdn.loc.gov/master/pnp/habshaer/wa/wa0600/wa0658/data/wa0658data.pdf }}</ref>

==Construction==
[Joinery](/source/Joinery_(woodworking)) on twigs and branches is similar to joinery for [lumber](/source/lumber). [Mortise and tenon](/source/Mortise_and_tenon) joints are strong, but also labor-intensive and time-consuming. Twigs and branches can also be fastened with nails. Where one branch meets another, the ends must be [coped](/source/Coping_(joinery)), or cut to match the curve.<ref name="twig railing">{{cite web | title=What is twig railing?| date=19 January 2014 | url=http://awoodrailing.com/2014/01/19/twig-railing/ }}</ref>

==See also==
*[Bentwood](/source/Bentwood)
*[Echo Camp](/source/Echo_Camp)
*[Knollwood Club](/source/Knollwood_Club)
*[Rustic furniture](/source/Rustic_furniture)

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.nytimes.com/1992/01/02/garden/currents-twigs-that-grew-up-as-tables.html ''New York Times'', "Twigs That Grew Up As Tables", January 2, 1992]

Category:Adirondacks
Category:Architectural elements
Category:Carpentry
Category:Woodworking

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