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

Shoeboxes!!!