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  2. Sustainable furniture design - Wikipedia

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    By considering the life-cycle impact of each step, from raw material through the manufacturing process and through the product's end of life, sustainable choices can be made. Design considerations can include using recycled materials in the manufacturing process, reutilizing found furniture and using products that can be disassembled and ...

  3. Wood finishing - Wikipedia

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    Finishing is the final step of the manufacturing process that gives wood surfaces desirable characteristics, including enhanced appearance and increased resistance to moisture and other environmental agents. Finishing can also make wood easier to clean [3] and keep it sanitized, sealing pores that can be breeding grounds for bacteria. Finishing ...

  4. Bambooworking - Wikipedia

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    Bambooworking is the activity or skill of making items from bamboo, and includes architecture, carpentry, furniture and cabinetry, carving, joinery, and weaving. Its historical roots in Asia span cultures, civilizations, and millennia, and is found across East, South, and Southeast Asia.

  5. Steam bending - Wikipedia

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    In furniture making this method is often used in the production of rocking chairs, cafe chairs, and other light furniture. The iconic No. 14 chair by Thonet is a well-known design based on the technique. The process is in widespread use for making casual and informal furniture of all types, particularly seating and table forms.

  6. Wicker - Wikipedia

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    Wicker is traditionally made of material of plant origin, such as willow, rattan, reed, and bamboo, though the term also applies to products woven from synthetic fibers. Wicker is light yet sturdy, making it suitable for items that will be moved often like porch and patio furniture. [2] Rushwork and wickerwork are terms used in England. [3]

  7. Bentwood - Wikipedia

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    The process is in widespread use for making casual and informal furniture of all types, particularly seating and table forms. It is also a popular technique in the worldwide production of furniture with frames made of heavy cane, which is commonly imported into European and Western shops.

  8. Manufacturing - Wikipedia

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    Manufacturing engineering is the field of engineering that designs and optimizes the manufacturing process, or the steps through which raw materials are transformed into a final product. The manufacturing process begins with the product design, and materials specification. These materials are then modified through manufacturing to become the ...

  9. List of manufacturing processes - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 18 June 2024. Manufacturing processes This section does not cite any sources.