Introduction

This page will discuss bending, shaping and forming woods and metals. For forming plastics visit the section on thermoforming in the 'plastics' page here. They are broken up into different materials as each requires a different set of tools and skills. Use the navigation links on the right to go straight to the topic you are looking for.

Here is an example of a complex metal fabrication. This is a roof assembly made up of geodesic, extruded sections.