Wood Processes Flashcards
Dovetail
Used for drawers due to multi directional strength
Comb/ finger joint
For box construction
Housing
Framework construction
Cabinets
Shelving
Half lap
Simple frames or boxes
Dowel
Flat pack
Mortise and tenon
Frame constructions
Tables and chairs
Knock down
Flat pack
Screws
Top piece has clearance hole for screw to slide through bottom piece
Has pilot hole with smaller hole
Thread bites into timber
Nuts and bolts
Bed frames
Coach bolts
Square piece underneath dome screw head which digs into wood
Prevent from rotating
Fitting door locks
Street furniture
Lamination
Bonds material together
Wood veneers
Glued together or bent over former
Once dried
Creates thicker board
Held in former by clamps
Steam bending
Combined heat and steam makes strips of wood pliable to be shaped over former
Wood placed in steam box where it absorbs steam
Clamped over former until dry
Quicker and less wasteful as less pieces need to be trimmed
Turning
Machines wood on large
Turning between centres
Machine a spindle such as chair legs
Turning on a face plate
Machines domes and bowls
Turning in a chuck
Grip item while turned allows acces inside surface
Milling
Small sized
Basic jobs
Rough prototypes
Don’t need large work area
Manually or cnc
Routering
Machine slots and holes in wood or to make decorative mouldings
Manually or CNC
