Table of Contents
Lecture Notes
Lecture Notes
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Technique Demonstrations
Chris Dewart demonstrates how to bore a mortice.
Chris places pieces of wood into the steamer.
Clamps hold the wood laminations to the bending form until they dry.
Chris shows an example of a wood bend.
The CNC mill creates a complex form on a table top.
A wood-steaming chamber, ready to prepare wood for bending.
Plywood bent to the shape of a styrofoam form for vacuum forming.
A close-up photo of the CNC cut pattern.
Fabrication Processes
An incline is chiseled into the wood, showing a rough pre-finish surface.
The surface is shaped more finely, revealing a smoother surface.
Styles of chiseling can vary greatly…
…and, at times, more drastic measures are taken.
Opposite ends of a joint are formed to combine two pieces of wood.
Together, the pieces are joined to form the legs of a table.
Dan works on box joints for his chair design.
Bent wood laminations before glue up.
Videos
A planer is used to level the surface of the wood.
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A hammer and chisel are used for the first stages of contouring a surface.
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A unique method of using the hammer and chisel.
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A basic wood bending demonstration.
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A complex wood bending demonstration (Part I).
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A complex wood bending demonstration (Part II).
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A demonstration of the CNC mill maneuvering.
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A chair set is revealed from the compact form.
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