Bent Lamination Woodworking

Over the course of this journey i learned about a new form of woodworking steam bending and bent lamination and a lot about myself.

Bent lamination woodworking.

Bent laminating is an easily acquired skill that will open up new avenues for expressing your woodworking creativity. We decided to make the bent wood ribs of our replica wright gliders by laminating the parts with a water resistant aliphatic resin yellow glue. It s messy but rewarding to see a gracefully bent piece of wood emerge from a glue encrusted form. The wood used was hard maple one of the more difficult from both the glue adhesion and bending stiffness.

Jason bent of bent s woodworking releases bi weekly youtube videos sharing tips and tricks how to s build videos and more all in an effort to make you a better woodworker. I want to run this over the jointer which should is easy enough. Bent lamination if you are one of those woodworkers who has thought about how nice it would be to use bent lamination in a project but are intimidated by the process think again. Basically the lamination is a half circle.

Bent lamination is a process of bending thin strips of wood using lots of glue and lots of clamps. This project started as a trip to some of the local art museums searching for inspiration. 10 layers 1 8 at about 5 radius after the glue had cured for 24 hours on the form the parts were laid aside for at least a week. Quite a while back i did a series of glue tests on bent laminations.

Check out bent laminations. The process starts with ripping some thin strips of wood and applying glue to each strip. Then put against the original form. I have to make a number of chair back arm rests out of a bent lamination.

Bent wood lamination basics 10 tips for making strong graceful curves that add a new dimension to your woodworking. Bent lamination makes strong curved parts that wouldn t be possible with steam bending or sawing. Bend wood to make furniture using a bent lamination technique that involves cutting wood into the desired shape ripping wood strips applying glue with a ro. Thanks and keep inspiring.

Which wood would be the best for bent wood lamination. You ll find a whole new world of possibilities to explore. Is your woodworking ready to break free of the box. If your project won t be exposed to the weather you can use almost any good wood glue.

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