In the very near future, you’ll be able to 3D print real wooden furniture
By Drew Prindle — February 26, 2014

Back when 3D printing was just kicking off, there was much talk of a future where people could download new furniture designs, print them, and furnish their living rooms with new pieces whenever they pleased. But despite the fact that 3D printing your own furniture is totally possible now, it hasn’t really caught on for one simple reason – nobody wants to fill their house with a bunch of snap-together plastic furniture.

But the dream of printing your own furnishings isn’t dead yet. A fledgling company by the name of 4 AXYZ has developed a process that allows you to 3D print stuff using high-quality wood, and hopes to use the technology to offer affordable, custom-designed furniture.

The company is being very secretive about how the technology works, but from what we understand, the process is slightly different when compared with how a traditional 3D printer works. Instead of putting down layers of plastic with an extruder, 4 AXYZ’s machine works by combining small, uniformly-cut pieces of wood and securing the layers together with a special binding process. Founder and CEO Samir Shah actually prefers to put the manufacturing technique under the broader term “additive manufacturing” because there isn’t any sort of liquid “ink” involved in the process.

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Quote: Frank Cannon wrote in post #2

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Big deal. I can go down to the Salvation Army and pick up a truck load of wooden furniture for 50 cents. Let me know when I can 3D print Jennifer Aniston in heels to do my house cleaning....

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