What is Corbel?

Corbel is an architectural member that is designed to support the weight of the horizontal protrusion. Corbel is sunk deep into the wall to provide stability so that when weight is loaded, it does not even fall. Corbels have been used in architecture around the world for thousands of years, with a number of interesting examples in cultures from India to Central America. In fact, in some modern design, they are designed to be completely ornamental, with structural support from other areas of the building. Corbely can be made of wood, stone, brick, metal or even materials such as glass fiber and plastic, especially if they are ornamental. They consist of roughly triangular blocks, the hypothesis of the triangle is exposed, while both legs point to the wall and stretching that Corbel supports.

historically, many corbels have been carved, sometimes very decorated, with plants, animals and other decorative features. Designers also played with a triangular shape and created some VARiants, which retained the supportive nature of Corbel and also did it more visually. Some modern Corbels are highly stylized because designers can focus exclusively on form and don't care about the function. Highly decorative woodcarving is still common and popular, although structures with a more modern aesthetics can use more undressed after Corbels with a less gloomy appearance.

Corbel is basically a holder. It can be used separate, in pair or as part of the Corbels series to support something as a balcony. In ancient technique known as Corbelling by Corbels, it was placed at an increasing height and protection to take a wall from vertical and arched. Corbel arches were one of the first versions of the arc and some cultures took and used it to produce Corbel vaults, closed gallery with Corbel arches for support.

Although originally designed for architectural use, CorbeLS were also adapted for furniture production. In this case, the devices are usually purely decorative and add texture, style and visual interest of piece, such as a wardrobe, piano or bed. These decorative devices can also be used to hide key pieces, hidden compartments and other surprises in a piece of furniture. Numerous companies supply Premade Corbels for furniture production and construction use, and many of them will produce their own patterns in specialized materials on request.