Technology Student Laminating Wood

Students to investigate adhesives.

Technology student laminating wood.

The natural wood gives the ideal finish to furniture such as chairs. It is positioned on the edge of the manmade board natural wood side facing upwards. Students to investigate joining methods for plastics and metals. Many layers of wood are bonded together and the layers are then cut into either planks or sheets.

This warms and melts the glue. A strip of veneer is cut slightly longer than the edge of the board. Mahogany is quite expensive and is used for good quality furniture and hardwood windows. Students to create a fact file on wood lamination joining methods for plastics metals and adhesives.

Laminated wood is an inexpensive and functional way of recycling what would otherwise be considered wood waste. These planks or sheets are then used for a variety of purposes including making furniture stout flooring and this type of wood is often used in truck beds and vans as well. Commercial lamination takes two forms. Laminated wood is suitable because it can be formed into relatively complex shapes and forms.

Examples of a hardwoods. Pine is a relatively cheap wood used in the building trade and for furniture. Max thickness of laminates veneers is 3mm. Cold lamination and hot lamination.

Laminated wood is suitable for the head rest back rest and seat of the eames chair. Both processes are similar as they utilise rollers pressing a layer of polyethylene against a printed surface. To get started cut three pieces of 3 mm thick wood. The natural wood gives a quality finish.

It is light brown in colour and more difficult to use compared to pine. Plywood or aeroply will give you the best results but you can also soak or steam your wood to make it more flexible if needed. Laminating wood when making small curves it is best to laminate several many layers using thin strips of wood called veneers no steaming is required for small bends. Students to create a wood laminated wooden chip fork.

Complex shapes can even be achieved with one piece of laminated material. When thin layers of veneer are glued together forming one part they are called laminates. A hot iron is placed on top of the veneer. Here is an easy trick to glue laminate wood evenly with minimal sanding.

It is pale in colour quite easy to cut and shape and machines relatively well. These processes are ideal for printed posters that need an additional layer of protection.