Students to investigate joining methods for plastics and metals.
Technology student laminating wood.
Students to create a fact file on wood lamination joining methods for plastics metals and adhesives.
When thin layers of veneer are glued together forming one part they are called laminates.
Students to investigate adhesives.
Laminated wood is suitable for the head rest back rest and seat of the eames chair.
Complex shapes can even be achieved with one piece of laminated material.
Commercial lamination takes two forms.
Students to create a wood laminated wooden chip fork.
This warms and melts the glue.
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.
Complex shapes can be achieved with one piece of laminated material.
Here is an easy trick to glue laminate wood evenly with minimal sanding.
Examples of a hardwoods.
It is positioned on the edge of the manmade board natural wood side facing upwards.
Pine is a relatively cheap wood used in the building trade and for furniture.
One side is natural wood and the other is a layer of glue adhesive.
Many layers of wood are bonded together and the layers are then cut into either planks or sheets.
Laminated wood is suitable because it can be formed into relatively complex shapes and forms.
A strip of veneer is cut slightly longer than the edge of the board.
The steel chromed legs give the chair a contemporary look.
Max thickness of laminates veneers is 3mm.
Laminated wood is an inexpensive and functional way of recycling what would otherwise be considered wood waste.
To get started cut three pieces of 3 mm thick wood.
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.
Mahogany is quite expensive and is used for good quality furniture and hardwood windows.
The natural wood gives a quality finish.
Cold lamination and hot lamination.
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.
The natural wood gives the ideal finish to furniture such as chairs.
It is pale in colour quite easy to cut and shape and machines relatively well.