17 - Wood processes

Question 1

What are the three types of wood processes?

Answer 1

~ Addition

~ Forming

~ Wasting

Question 2

What are the 2 types of addition wood processes?

Answer 2

• Traditional wood joints
• Component joining

Question 3

Name 4 traditional wood joints and their uses

Answer 3

• Dovetail joint: Used for drawers due to multi-directional strength
• Finger joint: Used for box construction
• Housing joint: Used for framework, cabinets and shelves
• Dowel joint: Used in flat-pack furniture

Question 4

Name 3 component joining processes

Answer 4

• Knock-down fittings
• Wood screw
• Coach bolts

Question 5

Knock-down fittings

Answer 5

Used to manufacture flat-pack furniture.

• Easy to use with simple tools - standardised fittings
• E.G a modesty block; small polymer blocks with holes for screws to go in to

Question 6

Wood screws

Answer 6

Threadest fastener used to join 2 pieces of wood

-Pilot hole must be drilled first so that the thread can bite in to the wood

• Clearance hole must bedrilled on the surface so that the screw head can push in to the wood

Question 7

Coach bolt

Answer 7

Used to join 2 pieces of wood

• Has a square piece underneath the head of the bolt, which digs in to the wood and prevents the bolt from rotating
• Used for street furniture and fitting door locks

Question 8

Name 2 wood forming processes

Answer 8

• Lamination
• Steam bending

Question 9

Lamination

Answer 9

Veneers or manufactured board are glued together

• Bent over a former so that they dry in the desired shape
• Held while drying with clamps or a vacuum bag

Question 10

Steam bending

Answer 10

Heat and steam applied to strips of wood, making them pliable so they can be bent over a former

• Wood placed in a steam box, where it will absorb steam
• Wood is then bent over a former and clamped in place until it dries

Question 11

Name 3 wood wasting processes

Answer 11

• Turning
• Milling

-Routering

Question 12

Turning

Answer 12

• Uses a lathe to spin the wood
• Lathe tools then used to remove waste regions

Question 13

What are the three types of ‘turning’?

Answer 13

• Turning between centres: Used to machine a ‘spindle’ such as a chair leg
• Turning on a faceplate: Used to machine items such as domes or bowls. (wood held on one side)
• Turning in a chuck: Used to grip the item while it is machines, E.G holding the base of a small bowl to allow access to the inside surface

Question 14

Milling

Answer 14

• Rotary cutters which are held on all axis, allowing them to move anywehre on the designated surface of the wood
• Slower and more limited than routering
• Can be operated manually or Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC)

Question 15

Routering

Answer 15

Used to machine slots and holes in wood, or to make decerative patterns around the edge of the wood.

• Rotary cutters move around large pieces of wood, wasting (cutting off) desired regions
• Can be human operated or CNC