Shaping
Shaping techniques can be anything that will transform or change the shape of the material you are using, the first things that come to my mind when I think of shaping techniques are moulding techniques such as using a compression mould (two part mould), vacuum forming, blow moulding and injection moulding, these are more commonly used with plastics. Sawing is also a method of shaping as you will cut the shape you require, depending on the shape you require, depending on the shape you wish to cut determines the saw you will use, e.g. coping saw for curved lines, or a tenon saw for straight lines, a scroll saw is also commonly used for cutting curved intricate work and will work much faster than hand tools. Sanding, turning, bending and drilling are also methods of shaping.
Tthe different methods of shaping these are defined into categories, shaping by wasting, this is when you start with a larger piece of material than needed and the material is cut away to the desired shape for example creating my Styrofoam mouse I started with a block of Styrofoam and shaped it by removing material with the wire cutter and then filling it with a rasp and glass paper until I got my mouse.Shaping by deforming such as bending metals or moulding plastics like in the two part mould
Shaping by re-forming such as melting a product to create another shape, a common sample of this which is used in many schools is pewter casting.
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