Importance and Methods of Enhancing/Decorating Bamboo, Wood

It is a process of using a

lathe to make various forms

and shapes of wood.

• Woodturning

• Hand Carving

• Pyrography

It is considered an

art using a fire or heat to

decorate wood or leather.

• Flocking

• Inlaying

• Pyrography

It is considered as a decorative

technique in which powder is

applied on wood or other

materials to give a thin

coating of gold.

• Inlaying

• Gilding

• Staining

It combines several

techniques that involve

inserting decorative

pieces into a base object to

incorporate new designs on the

original product.

• Gilding

• Inlaying

• Painting

The common wood stains

used are oil stain, water stain, and

spirit stain which is named after

the solvent used.

• Stains

• Shellac

• Fillers

It comes from silex,

raw linseed oil, and turpentine. It has

colors such as natural, red, or golden

oak.

• Shellac

• Paste Fillers

• Stain

A finishing material most

used on wood.

• Varnish

• Enamel

• Paint

It is designed to

be chip-resistant, waterproof, and

breathable.

• Lacquer

• Enamel

• Varnish

In this technique, you will need

hammers, metal stamps, stencils,

and other materials to create

imprints on the metal.

• Etching

• Metal Painting

• Texturing and Embossing

It is a process used to

make designs or pictures on

a metal plate by using acid

that produces corrosive action.

• Etching

• Engraving

• Metal Painting