Thursday, May 8, 2014

Plywood Furniture Research

Sizing & Ergonomics:the parts or qualities of something's design that make it easy to use.  So for us the average height of a table is 30 inches so that may be a good place to start with the height.  The average length of the table is 8 ft long.  So if we follow those guidlines it would be a very nice table for us to make. The width/depth would be around 36" - 42".
http://capsnet.usc.edu/department/environmental-health-safety/ergonomics-products-height-adjustable-table
http://www.technologystudent.com/designpro/ergo1.htm
http://www.askergoworks.com/chairs_tables.aspx
http://www.brezlin.com/design/tableguidelines.html
Joints and Structures:   For our table a good type of joint to use woule either be a to use angle braces. Angle braces are always glued and screwed or nailed.  So it would be something easier for us to do an something that will work very well.
Angle brace: Picture © L Riphagen 2006









We could do a butt joint.  It is one of the easier types of joints. Wood is butted face to edge or end to edge and nailed, screwed or dowelled together. Strength can be added by glueing the joining faces. These joints are not recommended for hardwood unless pilot holes and screws or dowels are used to hold them together
Butt joint: Picture © L Riphagen 2006













 We could do glue blocks as well. Small pieces of quadrant or a length of quadrant run the entire length of the joint make excellent glue blocks and give a neat finish.
Glue blocks: Picture © L Riphagen 2006








http://www.ripsdiy.co.za/woodjoins.shtml
http://woodworking.about.com/od/joinery/tp/JoineryHub.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodworking_joints


Layout & Assembly: We would need to find out ways to make the angle braces.  One way to do it would to make it with the band saw.  I think it would be a easier cut with the band saw to make the braces.  We also have to make sure that we get the thickness the same all through the project.  We have to make sure that one cut is not thicker than the other.  One way to do that is to make sure our cuts are percise and on point.  We have to as well make sure that the legs are all the same height.  If one is longer than another or shorter is will mess the entire project up.  We should probaly do all the legs together to make sure that we get those percise cuts of equal length so they will be able to be the sam height.