FURNITURE CONSTRUCTION
Objective 5.02
Bell Ringer 10/7 Number your paper 1- 4
Identify each Furniture Style…
Review: What Style is it?
Review: What Style is it?
Review: What Style is it?
Review: What Style is it?
Objective
Critique components of quality furniture construction
Outline/Vocab (on your course outline sheet)
A. Materials
1. Wood
a. Solid wood
b. Veneered
c. Pressed
2. Plastic
3. Metal
4. Rattan, wicker and bamboo
5. Glass
6. Upholstery
7. Frames and springs
Outline/Vocab (on your course outline sheet)
B. Joints
1. Butt
2. Mortise and Tenon
3. Dovetail
4. Tongue and groove
5. Corner block
6. Dowel
7. Mitered
C. Finishes
1. Stain
2. Paint
3. Protection
Materials
There are various materials used to make Furniture. We will discuss the main ones…
Solid Wood:
All exposed parts of a piece of furniture are made of whole pieces of wood
Wood Veneer:
Made by bonding thin layers of wood together
Often uses fine wood for top layer
Does not warp like solid wood
Walnut veneered chest of drawers has a surface covered with thin sheets of walnut wood
Pressed wood:
Made from wood shavings & other small pieces of wood
Wood grain:
This pattern is formed as the tree growsGreatly influences the construction of
furniture
Plastic:
Less expensive than wood; lightweight, sturdy, easy to clean
Best in contemporary settings
Metal:
Popular for indoor and outdoor furnitureWrought iron, steel, cast aluminum, chrome
Rattan, Wicker, Bamboo
Combine natural wood frames with woven stems or branches
Glass
Should be tempered for safety and durability
Usually combined with metal or wood Used for table tops and cabinet doors
Upholstered Furniture:
Most or all exposed surfaces of a furniture piece are covered with fabric
Upholstered Furniture:
Frames:Should be composed of solid hard wood in quality-upholstered furniture
Springs:Should be retied when a chair is recovered to prevent the chair from sagging
Stain: Adds color without
covering the natural grain
Finishes
Paint: Used to cover the grain
of less expensive woods
Finishes
Protection: Lacquer and polyurethane
Finishes
Butt: Weakest joint One board is simply nailed or glued flush to
another board
Joints
Mortise and Tenon: One of the strongest joints Glued tenon fits tightly into the mortise or
hole Found in strong, well-made chairs
Joints
Dovetail: A joint that can take strong pulls or strains Excellent when constructing quality drawers Corners of drawers are joined by interlacing
notches of wood
Joints
Tongue and groove: A tongue is cut on one board, a matching
groove on another Used for tabletops - invisible
Joints
Corner block: Best joint for securing the frame in
upholstered furniture
Joints
Dowels: Small wooden pegs are glued into the
holes of pieces of wood being joined
Joints
Mitered: Two edges are cut at 45 degree angles and
joined to form a square corner
Joints
Activity #1
Wood Joints Worksheet
Keep in Notebooks…
Remaining Time
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