Muchikake are composed of eight small wooden members, four of which project to the left and four of which project to the right, from the hafu (bargeboard) located underneath the ridge and beside the sasuzao (diagonal braces used to form the triangular frame in many gable pediments) on shinmei-zukuri style buildings.
鞭懸（むちかけ）は、神明造で、棟の下、扠首竿（さすざお）の左右に当たって破風面から、左右4本ずつ突き出した、計8本の小さい木である。