The Model No. 14 chair by Michael Thonet was made using the steam-bent wood method. Solid beech wood was softened under a high pressure of steam and then bent into streamline forms. Beech wood veneers were stacked and heated by steam. They were then pressed into curved cast iron moulds and left to dry at about 70 degrees cel for about 20 hours. Altogether, this chair is made up of 6 pieces of steam-bent wood, 10 screws, 2 nuts and a woven cane seat.