Timber Manufacturing

Question 1

What are examples of timber manufacturing?

Answer 1

Routing, Turning, Laminating, Steam Bending and Kerfing

Question 2

Router

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Turning

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Laminating

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Steam Bending

Answer 5

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 6

Kerfing

Answer 6

Adding thin saw cuts into a thicker material, you can make it flexible, enabling you to make curved shapes, like the sides of a guitar.