Bombo is a multi-purpose container made from 7-millimetre Swedish phenolic plywood, boxed using the "folding" technique and closed by a hot-curved glass lid.
The "folding" technique is a process applied to panels to obtain boxes and structures whose edges come from a single panel, with no additional edge-banding. Starting from a flat panel, "V"-shaped cuts are made whose apex just grazes the underlying surface; the panel is then folded along the routed groove and the two parts are glued together, typically producing a 90-degree edge.
Unlike traditional carcasses, obtained by joining separate panels fixed with dowels or screws — which inevitably show the joint, exposing at least one banded edge — folding achieves the same carcasses by joining panels cut at 45 degrees, without showing any banded edge: the carcass appears as a single continuous piece.
Folding can be carried out on almost any panel used in the wood industry, from melamine-faced board to veneered panel, all the way to polymer sheets — often preferred for their flexibility, which allows the "V" routing and folding without risk of the surface cracking.
