wood doors joe meinert period 4. wood doors doors open/close swings, slides, or rotates act as...
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WOOD DOORSJoe Meinert
Period 4
Wood Doors
DOORS
• Open/Close
• Swings, Slides, or Rotates
• Act as barriers
• Aesthetics
History
Paintings on Egyptian tombs
Single or double doors
Single piece of wood
Wood Veneers
Made with wood veneers
Thin sliced pieces of wood
Glued onto a main panel
AdvantagesExpands amount of usable wood
Financial gain
Lighter, easier to handle
Production
Cut as thin as 1/40 of an inch from the trunk/logs
No wood is wasted, increasing yield greatly
Construction
• Wood veneer glued to face of main portion
Ash Trees are extensively used to make wooden doors and veneers
Ash Trees
FraxinusCommon name, “Ash Tree”
Medium to large sized
Flowering
45-65 species
Leaves are opposite and mostly pinnately compounded
WHY?
Hardwood
Dense
Tough
Strong but elastic
Interesting Fact
Emerald Ash Borer
Where to Purchase
Synthetic/Alternatives to
wood doors
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ash_tree
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Door
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_veneer