wooden mold

Carved shaping frame

A wooden mold is a form made of wood used to shape materials like clay, concrete, plaster, or metal during manufacturing or craft work.

Wood was the traditional material for molds before plastic and metal alternatives became common.

The term also appears in woodworking for frames that shape bent or laminated pieces: He built a wooden mold for the curved cabinet door.

Related

form · frame · sawdust · grain · chisel · woodworking · pattern · shaping · joinery · plaster · clay · press · carpenter · lathe · handcrafted · old world · oak · pine

Categories
  • baking molds
Opposites
material composition

wooden moldsilicone mold

Flexible cavity for shaping

rubber mold · plaster mold

function in process

wooden moldcasting

Shaping through liquid form

finished product

Family

wooden, wood, mold, woods, wooded, woody, woodsy, woodiness, moldy

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Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G