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