Wooden structure connector APS construction method

Today’s Wakugi (Modern Japanese Nails) APPLE PIN SYSTEM A traditional construction method has been inherited and refined by the craftsmen in Japan. Manufacturing of Wakugi is said to be started in the early Edo period (year 1603 to 1690), and it takes advantage of expansion caused by the rust on steel to keep joint with wood strong with excellent durability. In addition, it overcame major earthquake or fire occurred in the Edo period and improved its capacity. Apple Pin System (APS construction method) has further evolved the shaping, which has been inherited throughout the ages and the wisdom that is alive in the technology of “connecting trees”, responding to the question of possibility in wooden architecture demanded by the changing times with new ecological method adopting new values and love for trees.