Laboratory Supervisor: Dr. George Ntalos, Assistant Professor

Email: gntalos@teilar.gr

During the courses, the students are dealing with various materials and practicing their technology abilities. At the Lab of Furniture Production Technology, students can put in application their ideas through production procedures. In the course of furniture production technology, the students learn various techniques and methods for furniture production. In addition, the students will get familiarised with wood processing hand-tools and learn how to use them.

Also various types of furniture joining are taught. Later, the students manufacture small pieces of furniture as they get accustomed with the furniture production steps, using most of the wood processing machines. In advanced stage, a piece of furniture per team is assigned to the students, which is produced by using all of the production parameters and the techniques learned in the previous courses.

Finally, students draw a furniture per team and they manufacture it at a scale 1:2 or 1:1, where they comprehend the furniture drawing and production steps. The students at the duration of courses have a first experience with the production processes for furniture that prepares them for their potential furniture employment.

The Lab of Furniture Production Technology is equipped with the following instruments and materials: