Wood and metal joint: Separated by a groove

A Japanese light luxury detail where wood meets metal. The two materials do not directly abut, but are separated by a recessed shadow gap of three to five millimeters, with the metal set back behind the wood. The metal is matte brass or dark stainless steel, very thin, appearing only as lines and fine edges. The cross-section of the wood is fully exposed on one side of the gap. Because of this gap, the expansion and contraction of the two materials do not affect each other, and the visual effect is clean. Avoid: allowing wood and metal to directly abut, creating an uneven seam; using silicone to fill the joint; making the metal into a wide, encompassing trim; using shiny electroplated metal.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一處木材與金屬相接的日式輕奢細部。兩種材料不直接貼合,而是留出一道三到五公釐的內凹陰影縫,金屬退到木材之後。金屬是霧面的黃銅或深色不鏽鋼,厚度很薄,只以線與細邊的形式出現。木材的斷面在縫的一側完整露出。因為有這道縫,兩種材料的收縮與變形不會互相影響,視覺上也乾淨。避免:讓木材與金屬直接貼合產生不平整的縫、使用矽利康填補交界、把金屬做成寬邊的包覆、使用亮面電鍍的金屬。