Slebules of wood are wide longitudinal spikes of a solid section of the trunk. Massive plates from elm, oak, poplar and other wood breeds are used to make original furniture or as independent interior elements. The exposure of the entire section allows you to most fully reveal the greatness and nobility of the tree.
In the array, all the beauty of natural texture is exposed: the nature of the fibers, the color transitions, the presence of bitch and small defects. When processing the slices retain the natural lines of the sleeper: the stove has a free geometry, repeating the natural contours of the tree trunk.
The word "SLEB" is used as a non-attendant substitution of such established concepts as a whole board, an array, spice, a wooden stove and other terms, more familiar to our hearing. The concept of SLB does not have a full-fledged counterpart in the Russian-speaking vocabulary of woodworking.
Key features of a wooden slab:
* The stove thickness varies from 50 to 150 mm;
* Longitudinal sleep is made from the bottom of the tree, characterized by greater width and increased strength.
* This Slab is by definition a one-piece array, eliminating gluing and the presence of other types of compounds.
* The edges in the stove are left untreated or artificially emphasize their natural relief;
In Sleba, the emphasis is on the original wood lines: Spiles are especially valued in the branching places of the trunk or his bend; Strict array geometry with processed edges is more variation on the subject of slab.
* Slab can be called not only longitudinal spiles of wood, but also transverse cuts of the trunk. Small faceted sleeves of the logs that have passed proper processing are used for the manufacture of designer tables, grounds for lamps and other creative things.
The popularity of Slabov is inextricably linked with the triumph of such a designer direction as Live EDGE. In this style, which can be literally translated as the "Living Territory" or "Natural Edge", create furniture and other interior attributes. In Live Edge, they focus on the authenticity of wood and minimal intervention in its natural forms: retain the natural geometry of sleep, leave the bark sites, emphasize the batch, cracks, texture.
Massive tables, kitchen countertops, bar racks, cabinets and small magazine or coffee tables are created from Slaba Tree. Thinner cuts are used to produce chairs, stools, long benches (especially inquired in this case, valuable rocks, such as TIK, etc.). Plates from oak, Karagach, larch and other tree breeds involve for the creation of window sills, racks, headboards.
A separate direction in the manufacture of designer furniture is a combination of slabs with figure cut-cut glass or an epoxy resin layer. Typically, such solutions are used when creating tables and countertops. The effect of the "current river" can be strengthened by adding phosphorecating additives to epoxy resin.
Massif furniture is very expensive, so the question is how to make Selb himself interests many who have access to a dog. In our latitudes for these purposes, the most often used oak, Karagach, larch, poplar, less often birch, aspen, and even pine.
Reducing the massive barrel (with a diameter of 1 m or more) on the boards without attracting specialized equipment - the task is practically impossible. This procedure is made directly in the forest on the ribbon panel with the use of loading equipment.
Patch Wooden Slab do it yourself more realistically, choosing oversized logs for cutting. For these purposes, usually mini pailorams are used - adaptations based on chainsaws for the longitudinal dissolution of the log.
Mandatory preparatory stages for such a material is drying. It can occur in natural conditions or using vacuum or infrared impact in special chambers. The duration of this process depends on the set of factors: wood breeds, plate thickness, its length and widths, wood moisture level.
In the process of drying in the structure of the tree, drying stresses arise, which in turn provoke cracks, splitting and deformation of the workpiece. In the case of Slebami, the probability of warping is significantly higher, because Because of the high thickness, the external and inner layers dry unevenly, which increases the size of the drying voltage.
To minimize such risks, the surface of the slab is treated with special stabilizers that protect the tree from cracking and storage in the drying process. For additional removal of voltage from the back side of the slab makes shallow transverse ropes. But, again, the need for this is determined by the size of the slab itself and the type of wood.
As an finishing coating for Slabov, I use the widest range of finishing materials. The choice of optimal coating depends primarily on the specifics of the operation of the product. Surfaces subject to intensive wear, for example, countertops, writing tables, etc. are covered with polyurethane varnish, oil for working surfaces, epoxy resin.
If you need to mostly preserve the beauty of the texture and tactfully feel all the advantages of the tree, from finishing, creating a wear-resistant film on the surface of the products, it is better to refuse. In this case, preference gives oils with a high percentage of dry residue or wax.
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