Inherent in the multifaceted material and design advantages is the fact that the emphasis of application lies in furniture construction. However, in addition, shaped wood is also used in the field of toys, vehicles, interior fittings, with musical instruments, for accessories and in technology (cable drums, transport troughs, etc.).The manufacturing of peeled veneer is significantly more low-cost and therefore more cost-effective than cut veneer, as with veneer always need to be joined together into a sufficiently large veneer sheet and glued, due to its relatively narrow strips.On the one hand, due to the durability of the beech wood, due to its flexibility, its processing and shaping possibilities. And on the other hand, because all of this is available at a very good price/performance ratio.With our Becker Incendur® process, we are able to offer flame-retardend moulded plywood. It meets international standards. It is used for train seats and airport seating.We produce three standard thicknesses: 1.1 mm, 1.5 mm and 2.3 mm.
In addition, there is a special thickness of 0.8 mm. With it, we can also produce parts that require very narrow radii.With the structure of laminated plywood, the veneers are all laid in the same fibre direction and glued. This achieves a very high level of tensile strength - exactly right for bars, armrests and cantilever side parts. With the structure of cross-plywood, the veneers are laid crosswise ("locked"). This way, a high degree of form stability is achieved with flat parts, such as seats, backrests and chair shells.The raw beech wood weighs an average of between 680 kg/cbm (with 12% moisture content).The round wood that we use comes exclusively from so-called sustainable, German forestry. Sustainability means that only the amount of wood is cut that grows again. Through the strict law of sustainability, the supply is also ensured for the coming generations. The German forests are certified according to the ecological quality seals, "PEFC" and "FSC". Both organisations are dedicated to sustainable management and the retaining of forests with their multifaceted functions.
Our purchasing regions lie directly on our doorstep. They are primarily the federal states of North Rhine-Westphalia, Lower Saxony and Hesse.Detailed, hands-on how-to info on a very rich manufacturing process that is rarely attempted by DIYers. Instructables user pseaton covers the process of designing and building your own molded plywood forms all the way from initial design considerations, through mold construction and veneer pre-treatment, to actually laying up the veneers and cleaning up the finished form. Very cool stuff, especially if you’ve got access to a CNC router that can accelerate construction of the mold parts. Bent Plywood Night Stands More:Use a vacuum clearner to build your own skateboardHow-To: Plycycle!How-To: Bent laminate lamp – Making a bending form Send this to friendYour emailRecipient emailAs far as I know the only two companies that are officially licensed to produce the Eames furniture are Herman Miller for the United States and Vitra for Europe and Middle East.
Vitra has produced and marketed the furniture designs of Charles & Ray Eames since 1957. First producing under license, Vitra obtained exclusive rights to all Eames products for Europe and the Middle East in 1984. Charles and Ray Eames had a wonderful attitude to work. If we check out the Herman Miller's Biography of Charles and Ray we learn: Charles and Ray achieved their monumental success by approaching each project the same way: Does it interest and intrigue us? Can we make it better? Will we have 'serious fun' doing it? The Eames lounge chair debuted in 1956 on NBC in the Arlene Francis "Home" show. The original footage still exists and is available at YouTube in two parts. Part 1 and part 2. Charles Eames said he wanted the chair to have the "warm, receptive look of a well-used first baseman's mitt." A good way to get some background on the Eames furniture is this interview by Gestalten.tv with Marilyn Neuhart, author of "The Story of Eames Furniture", and her husband John.
Both have worked with the Eames Office in various capacities from the 1950s. I always wondered how the iconic Eames Lounge Chair & Ottoman are produced. In the following videos you'll see the meticulous craftsmanship that goes into each piece of furniture. For Herman Miller the chairs are made by supply partner Davidson Plyforms, in a factory in Grand Rapids, Michigan. I'm not sure where the plywood for Vitra is done but you'll see in the video that they assemble the rest in their Lounge Chair atelier on the Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein, Germany. In this video, Mike Kuperus, the Operations Manager, explains the cleverness of it, how all the parts have the same curvature and are formed on the same tool. Lloyd Alter goes on to discuss the use of the rubber shock. He concludes by discussing how many of these chairs are still in circulation. Charles Eames started working with molded plywood during World War II, when he developed a splint for the Air Force. He used the material in his other furniture as well.
Let's look how the plywood is done on the Eames Lounge chair. You can navigate through the images by clicking the on the left or right. Pressing the Backs - The wood is formed by laying layers of veneer and sheets of glue in a giant press, on top of wood forms, called tools in the molding world. Pressing the Wood - The press drops down on the pile of veneers; Pressing the Wood II - Heat is applied for a specific time and then they are removed from the press. Pressing the Wood III - The curved parts are then put in a giant CNC (computer numerical control) machine, shown in the background in this photo, and cut to the proper shape. Finishing - The edges are carefully sanded; Finishing II - Then the wonderfully silky finish is applied. The chair was most beautiful in rosewood, but Herman Miller could not find sustainably harvested wood and discontinued it. However they are now using Santos Palisander from Brazil and Bolivia, which is very close to rosewood and considered to be sustainable.
You'll see in the video below that Vitra cuts the leather parts by hand. At Herman Miller they have a computerized leather cutting device that took all of the components needed for the chair and laid them out to minimize waste (there is very little) and then machine cut it. In this video you'll see the assembly of the arm rests. It takes a lot of strength to do this at any speed! The final product ready for packaging. Herman Miller says that it is made with zero carbon footprint, using green energy, sustainably harvested woods, zero process water use, zero VOC emissions, zero hazardous waste emissions, with zero landfill. In the last video you'll see how Vitra assembles the Eames Lounge Chair in their Lounge Chair atelier on the Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein, Germany. Vitra also cares about the environment as they proudly claim that they have been dedicated to sustainability for nearly a quarter of a century. If you visit the Lounge Chair Atelier you can experience with your own eyes just how much craftsmanship goes into making a Vitra design classic.