Wood Joints

Wood Joints


This is a Mortise and Tenon joint and it is a traditional joint and is popular due to its strength. A mortise is simply a hole in the piece wood and the tenon piece slots inside. There are many different forms of mortice and tenons and also uses – but they are mostly used in tables and doors. The reasons why people use mortise and tenon is because it is very simple concept however is extremely effective and quick to manufacture.




This style of butt joint is the simplest of all methods of joining two pieces wood together. However the strength of the joint relies entirely on the glue and any additional fixings such as screws. This type of joint is often used on bed frames as it causes the different parts to be lined up so the product fits together correctly.

Steam Bending Notes

Steam bending is a technique used on woods in order for them to change shape. During the process strips of wood/timber are steam heated using a steam box.  A steam box is a long sealed container which is where all of the steam bending process takes place. Then the heat and mositure makes the wood more flexible which allows the timbers shape to be changed. However during the process the shape has to be held by a mould so that is doesn't have chance to change back to its original shape.


Steam bending is relatively cheap, effective and quick however there is a disadvantage that the wood can only bend to a certain degree. Which can be a pain depending on the purpose that you want to use the wood for.

This is a image showing a steam box

 

This is showing a steam bending jig

Manufactured Boards Notes

Hardboard: is a high-density wood fibreboard and a standard material used in furniture making and in the carpentry industry. The production process results in one very smooth side and a rougher side due to the way that it is manufactured. It is a extremely dense fibreboard. It is manufactured and sold at a thickness of 3mm.

Plywood: is a manufactured board that has properties including increased stability, high impact resistance, dimensional stability, high strength to weight ratio,  chemical resistance. Plywood is generally known as an assemblage of wood veneers bonded together to produce a flat sheet. Which is machined to a thickness of 6mm and is sold at that thickness.

Blockboard:is made up of a core of softwood strips that are extremely thin. These strips may be up to about 25mm wide however they are normally . The strips are placed edge to edge and sandwiched between veneers of hardwood. The sandwich is then glued under high pressure. In order to compress it and make sure that no water enters any gaps that are left. It is sold at a thickness of 18mm and this is the thickness that it is machined to this thickness initally aswell.

Chipboard:is made by gluing together wood particles with an adhesive, under heat and pressure makes chipboard. This creates a rigid board with a relatively smooth surface. Chipboard is available in a number of densities: -normal, medium and high-density. Is sold at a thickness of 18mm.

Medium-Density Fibreboard (MDF)- is a reconstituted wood panel product. It is a dry-processed fibreboard manufactured from wood fibres, as opposed to veneers or particles, and is denser than plywood and particleboard. MDF has an even density throughout and is smooth on both sides.

Timber & Wood drying methods Notes

Air-Drying Timber -This is a method of drying timber by exposing it to natural conditions.  As such
there is no control over drying rate as this will be determined by the weather conditions , which will vary considerably throughout the year. The average time for timber to dry using this method is 5 weeks.





Kiln-Drying Timber -This is a method of using heat via steam that is involved through a tube to reduce the moisture content of the timber by using heat to heat it so that the water evaporates from the wood, some companys have also tryed reducing atsmospheric pressure in order to speed up this process.

AS Coursework 07/11/2013