Laminating

- Something thats built up of layers as LAMINATE.
-The process of joining the layers together is called LAMINATION.
- Plastic laminate is made up of composite layers of paper and plastic.
- Wood is lmainated sometimesso you can bend into most shapes.
- There are 2 main methods of laminate woods:
1) Laminating using a male and female mould.
2) Laminating using a vacuum bad or vacuum frame.

- It takes approximately an hour to steam bend 25mm piece of ash.
- An alternative way of making curved sections of wood is STEAM BENDING.
- Ash is the most common material used in steam bending.