Industrial arts

• Materials used to smoothen products before decorating

  • Abrasives (like glue, rubber, cement)
  • Shellac (resinous substance)
• Woodturning


  Uses a machine to create different shapes and sizes of wood
• Hand carving


  Uses chip carving knives, gouges or chisels to create designs on wood
• Pyrography


  Uses fire or heat to decorate wood or leather
• Flocking


  Uses small fibers to line the interiors of drawers for a soft velvety finish
• Inlaying


  Involves inserting pieces of designs or patterns onto a base
• Gliding


  Uses a powder to smoothen a wood or any surface
• Staining


  Used to give color and texture on woods
• Painting


  One of the simplest ways to decorate or enhance wood products using a variety of colors and a lacquer finish
• Engraving


  Transfers a design on metal using a hardened steel tool called a burin or graver to cut into the surface
• Etching


  Uses an acid that produces a corrosive action to create designs on a metal plate
• Adding metal enhancers


  Includes using metal paints, copic markers, and antiquing kits to create various effects on metal