Torc
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A torc, also spelled torq or torque, is a large rigid or stiff neck ring in metal, made either as a single piece or from strands twisted together. The great majority are open at the front, although so
Bronze 4th-century BC buffer-type torc from France
The Dying Gaul, a Roman statue with a torc in the Capitoline Museums in Rome
Unusually complex helical gold ribbon torc from the Stirling Hoard, Scotland
Two uncleaned Bronze Age twisted bar torcs with flared cylinder terminals, as often found folded up, with bracelets, England
Mortise and tenon
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A mortise and tenon is a joint that connects two pieces of wood or other material. Woodworkers around the world have used it for thousands of years to join pieces of wood, mainly when the adjoining pi
Torc
…as a single piece or from strands twisted together. The great majority are open at the front, although some have hook and ring closures and a few have mortice and tenon locking catches to close them. Many seem designed for near-permanent wear and would have been difficult to remove. Torcs have been found in Scythian…
Tusked-through tenons used on a French granary
Egyptian stool with through tenons, c. 1991–1450 BC
Experimental archaeology; cutting a mortise with a cannonbone chisel
A through mortise is used in this wooden hinge.