A method for producing a formed wooden article by cutting out a primary
blank member from a raw wood and forming the same into a final
three-dimensional shape having a substantially uniform thickness,
comprises: a primary compression step in which the primary blank member
is compressed by primary molding dies, and the primary blank member is
processed into a primary compressed article having a high compression
portion in a vicinity of portions of the primary blank member
corresponding to a die surface; a secondary blank processing step in
which the primary compressed article is cut and processed into a
secondary blank member; and a secondary compression step in which the
secondary blank member is compressed by using secondary molding dies and
the final three-dimensional shape is transferred onto the secondary blank
member.