What is the art of carpentry?
Wooden products are not produced only by carpentry method.
One of the manufacturing methods in the wood industry is turning.
Woodturning is the process of turning wood into shape using sharp tools.
With this method, without cutting the wood into pieces, they carve the desired volume in the heart of the wood.
With lathe, you can make a wide range of wooden sizes, including kitchen utensils, lamp base, tables and chairs and sofas, chess pieces, stair railings, wooden tools, decorative items, etc.
What is the History of the Art of the Carpet?
This beautiful art is one of the handicrafts of countries with wood resources, such as Iran, Egypt, China, etc.
Lathe art, like other wooden products, is one of the most primitive human creations.
The early turners held the tools and the cutting axis with their bare feet
They can do the cutting and turning processes with their hands.
The history of the lathe dates back to ancient Egypt.
Later, between 500 and 1500 AD, turned tools opened their place in European homes.
So that items such as wooden cups and bowls became the staples of European life.
Gradually, the techniques and subtleties of turning products increased and
Timeless products such as tables, chairs and decorative dishes were created by turning experts.
With the industrial revolution, the daily use of lathe products decreased.
Also, with the production of industrial turning products in factories, the production of turning handicrafts also decreased.
Nevertheless, the art of turning and its handicrafts still exist and have unique uses.
What is the tool used in the carpet?
Many tools are used to shape wood.
What are the main hand tools used in turning?
These tools include:
Parting Tool
These tools, as their name suggests, are used to separate extra parts at the end of the work.
Chisels
The head of the chisels is square and they are used for carving wood.
Gases (Bowl Gouge and Spindle Gouge)
Different types of gas are used for cutting throats, making depressions and making hollow works.
Scrapers or scrapers
Like chisels, chisels are used to make various cuts in wood.
Hollowing Tool
This tool is used to cut deep and hollow parts, such as vases.
What are the techniques of carpentry?
Each turning technique is used to create a specific product.
In fact, the type of wood determines which technique should be used for turning it.
☑️ The most common carpentry techniques
Spindle Turning
This technique can be considered as one of the most basic techniques.
First, the wood is installed between the beginning and the end of the spindle.
Then, while rotating the spindle, they create the desired cuts and carvings on the wood.
Decorative Spindle Turning
This technique is like spindle turning technique; But it needs more precise and complicated cuts than that.
Segmented turning
In this process, a piece that consists of several different pieces of wood glued together
They are placed inside the machine so that different textures appear in the product.
Faceplate Turning
This technique is similar to spindle turning;
But by fixing a metal plate at the end of the lathe, it gives the lathe more freedom of action and the possibility to use more creativity.
Bowl Turning
This technique is used to create hollow wooden objects such as bowls.
