A Study on the Method of Constructing and Repairing Column of Traditional Wooden Builing

전통목조건축(傳統木造建築) 기둥의 축조(築造) 및 보존방법(保存方法)에 관한 연구(硏究) 일본(日本)의 사례(事例)를 중심(中心)으로

This study deals with the method of constructing and repairing column, important element of traditional wooden building. Column should have long-lasting strength and resistance to decay and vermin because it is more important in role of structure than in that of ornament. And the rotten or the split part of wooden column should be repaired regularly or irregularly. First of all, this study treats of general character related to the life length and strength of wood. Then it describes the technical method of choosing proper wood for column and that of carpentering, painting, and mending wooden column.