bending

  1. mgoins

    Anyone bent wormy chestnut?

    Am wondering if anyone's been successful bending wormy chestnut. Over the last few weeks, i've been resawing reclaimed chestnut from an old barn in preparation to build a couple Shaker wall clocks, and am finding myself with quite a few wood strips that are 1/4" thick, between 2-6" wide, and...
  2. Rhythm House Drums

    Steam Bending

    Thinking about trying my hand at steam bending for a few drums. I see these wall paper steamers being advertised as a good source if I build my own box. Anyone tried this route? I'm concerned that they wouldn't produce enough steam. I really dont want to get into a burner and tank of...
  3. M

    Heat Bending - what glue to use

    I have a project where I will want to heat bend some inlay banding on a hot iron pipe. The banding tends to separate under heat when using regular yellow wood glue. Titebond-II seems to work better, but I still get some separation. Anyone have any experience heat-bending a glued-up laminate...
  4. 02blues

    Steam Bending question

    Making some walnut canes. Instead of using a brass handle like the photo I was thinking about steam bending one. How does (dry) Walnut bend? View image in gallery Thanks!
  5. Bas

    If Phil and Scott Smith got together to do some steam bending....

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3utt2Y5aH0 Steam bending doesn't start until 8:30, but it's a cool video to watch in its entirety.
  6. froglips

    Klingspor Show - Steam Bending help!!!

    To help Phil with his steam bending magic, have a few items we could use. 1. Safety Glasses 2. Leather Gloves 3. Some straight walking stick blanks that we can bend, about 1" dia and just partially dry would be perfect. I'm heading to the show shortly, so no need to reply to me. Contact...
  7. ErnieM

    Bending wood the new/old way

    Hi all, The question I'm asked the most by people seeing my harpsichords is "How did you bend the wood for the case?" As I described in the 'Harpsichord Project' I laminate the bent section of the case. A friend and fellow builder, Kevin Fryer, uses a totally different bending system that I...
  8. MikeF

    Bending Wood

    I need to make a piece of trim (2x2) that will fit an arch around the top of a window. This will be on the exterior of the building and made from pressure treated wood. Is it better to laminate thin strips and bend/glue, or make the arch out of sections and cut the arch to shape? Are there any...
  9. R

    Adventures in steam bending

    Been attempting to build a contemporary style Windsor office chair. Started bending the pieces for the back today. I spent most of Sunday afternoon figuring out how to make my form. Glued and screwed 2 pieces of particle board together for the form. Made a pattern for the curve of the chair...
  10. Chair_Back_Form

    Chair_Back_Form

    Chair Back Bending Form
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  11. D

    bending

    Thinking of trying a new project. It would essentially be a chest of drawers, highboy, whatever, but instead of vertical, straight sides, my wife wants some curves added, to make it different. Well, being a complete novice, I have never tried this, but am willing. So my question is, is wood bent...
  12. jonnyfontaine

    any luthiers out there w/ exp. bending sides

    hi... i'm planning on building my first semi-hollow body guitar (i.e. 335) and so far i'm planning on using quilted maple for the top, back, and sides... i understand that this is a very difficult wood to bend, and the shape has some pretty sharp bends in it, i am wondering if any you guys out...
  13. B

    Bending Plywood Questions

    I need some help. I am designing my home office furniture (desk) and want it to have some curves. So I am considering laminating together 5 pieces of 3/8 inch bending plywood to serve as the legs. The legs will be about 2 inches thick and almost as wide as the desk top so they will be fairly...
  14. BBF

    Wood Bending

    Can Anyone give me advice on bending oak, maple and cherry. How and what I need to make for a jig and how to make a steamer etc. I am looking at a slight bend for chair backs and things like that. Thanks for any help I can get.

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