Aalto | L-Shaped Bent Leg: Method for Turning Solid Wood 90 Degrees

A close-up of the legs of a stool and a table, focusing on the invention: solid birch wood is sawn into several thin lamellae at the end, thin boards are inserted and glued, then bent to ninety degrees. Thus, a straight piece of wood can be bent and directly connected to the underside of the tabletop, without any stretchers or metal parts. The laminated lines formed by the thin lamellae are visible at the bend, like the growth rings of wood being bent. The cross-section of the leg is a rounded rectangle, tapering slightly from top to bottom. The wood is light-colored birch, finished only with clear lacquer. Soft side light, close-up oblique view. Avoid: adding metal brackets between the leg and the board, laminated lines not visible at the bend, using dark wood, adding stretchers.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一張凳子與一張桌子的腳部近景,重點在那個發明:實心樺木在末端被鋸開成數道薄片,插入薄板膠合後再彎成九十度,因此一根直的木頭可以轉彎並直接接到桌板底面,不需要任何橫撐或金屬件。彎折處看得見那幾道薄片形成的層積線,像木頭的年輪被折彎。腳的斷面是圓角矩形,由上往下略微收細。木材是淺色的樺木,只上透明漆。柔和側光,近距離斜視。避免:腳與板之間加金屬托座、彎折處看不見層積線、使用深色木材、加入橫撐。