Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology

The Korean Society of Wood Science & Technology (한국목재공학회)
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A Study on the Tool-Trace of Wooden Storage Facilities in Sabi Baekje through the Reproduction Experiments: Focusing on the Adze, Chisel, and Saw

  • Heesoo SONG (Departments of Conservation and Restoration, Graduate School of Cultural Heritage, Korea National University of Cultural Heritage) ;
  • Soochul KIM (Departments of Conservation Science, Korea National University of Cultural Heritage)
  • Received : 2023.09.05
  • Accepted : 2024.04.22
  • Published : 2024.05.25
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Abstract

This study was conducted to reproduce the woodworking process of Baekje wooden storage facilities. Green timber of Quercus spp. was processed using ancient woodworking tools, and the tool-trace formed in this process were compared with the tool-trace of actual excavated artifacts. In the tool-trace analysis, the length and shape of the tool-trace were objectively recorded using a 3D Scan, and that were difficult to confirm with photograph were confirmed through stereoscopic microscope. As a result, there were two types of adze's tool-trace. One of them is minute straight Blade-top trace line when trimming the wood surface and the other is Plucked trace that appear when strongly chop at the wood. When a chisel bat was not used, a long and wide continuous shape blade trace was produced. And when the chisel head was struck with the chisel bat, a straight blade-top trace was regularly observed. Saw-trace was identified in several layers with fine straight stripes. Through this, it was found that the tool-trace of the woodworking tools, which is estimated to have been used in each process, and the tool-trace remaining in the Baekje wooden storage facility coincide.

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Acknowledgement

This work was supported by 2022 Academic Research Support Program of Korea National University of Cultural Heritage.

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