METHOD OF JOINING LIGNEOUS MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS MADE BY THE METHOD

摘要

The present invention provides a method of joining two or more parts of ligneous material or wood like material comprising the steps: providing two or more parts of ligneous material or wood like material having surfaces it is desired to join; placing said pieces in a desired positional inter- relationship; applying a reinforcing material across the surfaces of said pieces and between said pieces; applying a resin to said reinforcing material such as to impregnate said material and contact the surface of said pieces of ligneous material; and by applying said reinforcing material in the form of a woven material comprising a plurality of fibres lain in side-by-side relationship in each of the warp and weft of the woven material. The reinforcing material may be of flax arranged in a hopsack weave for added strength and improved flexibility. A product made by the method may comprise a bicycle frame or an item of furniture or any such similar article.