Materials used for making furniture.pptx

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1. Properties of good furniture ▶ Furniture can be a product of artistic design and is considered a form of decorative art. ▶ In addition to furniture's functional role, it can serve a symbolic or religious purpose. ▶ Domestic furniture works to create, in conjunction with furnishings such as clocks and lighting, comfortable and convenient interior spaces. ▶ Furniture can be made using a variety of woodworking joints which often reflect the local culture.

2. ▶ Good furniture is not weak, fragile, or shaky when new, and will not develop weaknesses with normal use over long periods of time.

3. Materials used to make furniture ▶ The primary structure of most furniture is based on four families of materials. ▶ The four families of materials are: stone Metal Plastics Glass.

4. S T ONE Includes : Granite – very durable, impervious stone Limestone – heatproof, softer, more porous Marble – heatproof, impervious to water, porous, needs sealing Sandstone – harder than limestone, slip resistance, porous, will stain Slate – waterproof, resists damp, stains, scratches, flakes Terrazzo – stone aggregate, waterproof, hardwearing, can crack, slippery

5. Metal ▶ These are the some metals used in the forming furniture- Steel Aluminum copper, brass, bronze, iron

6. CHARACTERSTICS & USES OF THE METALS ▶ Metals are used to make parts, such as legs, frames, and table bases and also as a primary material for office furniture, kitchen cabinetry, utility shelving, and storage units. ▶ Stainless steel resists rusting, so it is used in the large amount .

7. ▶ Steel is used to make springs in sofas. ▶ Aluminum in the form of tubes, and formed sections, such as angles, channels, and T’s is used for cast legs, frames, and small parts.

8. FURNITURE OF METALS

9. Plastics ▶ There are several types of the plastic used in the furniture making- Plastic Laminates- these are composed of layers of heavy paper impregnated with melamine resin.

10. Synthetic fibre ▶ They are very much light weight in nature and are available in all colours. Ex- Fabric furniture and sofa sets upholstery are made by the Synthetic fibre. Molded Plastics- such as styrene, polyethylene, nylon, and vinyl, are often made into small parts, such as glides, rollers, edge trim, and drawer pulls

11. Furniture of the plastics Stadium chairs of the moulded plastic

12. Upholstery furniture and sofa sets

13. glass ▶ Glass is used in the form – Hard or soft glass- Hard and soft glass is used in tables and the windows. And others furniture. Acrylics- such as Plexiglas and Lucite, resemble glass in their transparency, but can be made translucent and colored, and opaque. Acrylics can be bent and molded into curved shapes.

14. ▶ F i b e r g l a s s - A hybrid material in which glass fibers are embedded in a molded polyester resin. It is used to make custom auto body parts and small boat hulls. Chair made by fibre glass

15. The Eames' fiberglass reinforced chairs solved the problem of how to make a seat out of a single shell. This chair went into production in 1950.

16. This chair has a molded fiberglass frame that is made of fire-retardant polyurethane foam. Fiberglass seats designed by Swedish designer Peter Fargring and produced by London based LosPalurdos