Bent Lamination Woodworking

Because it is achieved through gluing up thin laminates it works with most wood species and the multiple face grain glue joints give a bent laminated curve great strength.
Bent lamination woodworking. I want to run this over the jointer which should is easy enough. You could also use resorcinol epoxy or polyurethane glue for an application like ours. 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.
Bent lamination is a process of bending thin strips of wood using lots of glue and lots of clamps. Bent lamination makes strong curved parts that wouldn t be possible with steam bending or sawing. Alex july 6 2016 11 36 am hey marc i have a question concerning clean up. My entry for the rockler bent wood challenge hosted by rockler and the modern maker podcast.
This project started as a trip to some of the local art museums searching for inspiration. The process starts with ripping some thin strips of wood and applying glue to each strip. Which wood would be the best for bent wood lamination. Then put against the original form.
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. Check out bent laminations. Is your woodworking ready to break free of the box. The wood used was hard maple one of the more difficult from both the glue adhesion and bending stiffness.
Over the course of this journey i learned about a new form of woodworking steam bending and bent lamination and a lot about myself. Quite a while back i did a series of glue tests on bent laminations. Bent wood lamination basics 10 tips for making strong graceful curves that add a new dimension to your woodworking. Basically the lamination is a half circle.
I have to make a number of chair back arm rests out of a bent lamination. If your project won t be exposed to the weather you can use almost any good wood glue. You ll find a whole new world of possibilities to explore. 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.
Bent laminating is an easily acquired skill that will open up new avenues for expressing your woodworking creativity.