Timber Manufacturing

Question 1

Router

Answer 1

Can be used to shape, cut and create different designs in wood. Different cutting tools can be used that have different profiles

Question 2

Turning

Answer 2

Pieces of timber are rotated and cutting tools are then used to shape the material

Question 3

Laminating

Answer 3

Thin strips of wood are glued together in a former. It is often used to create curved shapes and famously in furniture design, including Marcel Breuer and Ikea

Question 4

Ikea example of laminating

Answer 4

Poan chair, Ikea, 1978

Question 5

Marcel Breuer laminating example

Answer 5

The “Long Chair”, 1936

Question 6

Steam bending

Answer 6

Thicker pieces of timber can be bent if they are steamed first. The steam penetrates the timber fibres and temporarily softens them, allowing them to be formed.

Question 7

Kerfing

Answer 7

Adding thin saw cuts into thick material, you can make it flexible, enabling you to make curved shapes