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Chairmaking Process-Riving the wood |
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Chairmaking Process-Riving the wood |
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| Once the log is split lengthwise with wedges, it is continually split again using a froe to obtain pieces of proper size for the bent bow (back), arm rail and spindles. The splitting of the wood ensures that the spindles and other pieces are formed of wood that is very straight grained, which makes it very strong, and is referred to as riving the wood. Read about the importance of hand crafted techniques. | ||||||
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