Timber Manufacturing

Question 1

Router

Answer 1

Can be used to shape, cut and create 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 used in furniture design, including Marcel Breuer and Ikea.

Question 4

Steam bending

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Kerfing

Answer 5

Adding thin saw cuts into a thicker material, you can make it flexable, enabling you to make curved shapes.