Digital age crafting from misfit wood: A bundled pillar

摘要

This study investigates the possibilities of leveraging digital tools and machining processes to construct structural components from misfit wood – harvested wood considered unsuitable for the wood product industry due to its dimensional or quality characteristics. This research learns from an intuitive robotic instruction method, where drawings made directly on the work piece are used to instruct robotic action. It exhibits the method through an architectural demonstrator made of three irregularly shaped whole logs, aligning with a broader theme of repurposing overlooked materials against a backdrop of increased environmental consciousness in the architectural domain. The feasibility of this approach is sustained by an underlying hypothesis that posits the possibility of manufacturing with naturally shaped round wood without traditional crafting skills, guided by hand-drawn marks that inform the desired machining operations.