Manufacture of furniture of round, organic shapes usually means poor utilization of material, a large number of manual/machine working hours and consequentially also a higher cost of the product. Using specialized programmes for modelling it is possible to make a model with its variants, and already in the stage of development anticipate its production with CNC machines to use less material and to reduce working hours. Using the SolidWorks programme, a stool on the basis of the natural shape of pebble stone was designed and constructed. Several variants of 3D models with different shapes and dimensions were made, and afterwards the chosen variant was manufactured as a model on a 1:5 scale with the technology of 3D printing. In the stage of development different methods of manufacture and details of construction with the optimal utilization of the material and working hours were anticipated. This was followed by the manufacturing of the product made from a block of glued beech plywood panels with the technology of milling on 5 axis CNC machine and surface treatment.
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