Gebrüder Thonet
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Gebrüder Thonet or the Thonet Brothers was a European furniture manufacturer. It continues as a German company, Austrian and Czech (TON).
Cradle by Gebrüder Thonet (c. 1870)
Thonet chairs Wien museum Karlplatz
Thonet-exhibition
Thonet rocking chair
Steam bending
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Steam bending is a woodworking technique where wood is exposed to steam to make it pliable. Heat and moisture from steam can soften wood fibres enough so they can be bent and stretched, and when cooled down they will hold their new shape.
Steam bending in a steam box
Steam box oven at historic Axel Stenross slipway, Port Lincoln, South Australia
Windsor armchair
The wood roof shingles on this onion dome were bent to match the curves of the dome. The church is in a compound known as the Kizhi Pogost.