Hi gang!
Something i've been reading up on and watching a lot of video's on is bending wood... most of the material i have found is on steaming/bending as apposed to thin cut/bending.
my questions are:
(1) Is cutting strips and bending wood (apart from time) just as good as steaming? - i don't have a steamer and figure ripping and glueing was far easier
(2) Can i use this method for just about any timber type?
(3) How thin do i have to go if i rip timber, without going to thin... or does this differ per wood?
(4) All the bending in my project would of hardwood, are there any particular hardwood that is better?
(5) Is there any other key things one should know?
also, any additional material you might have or even done yourselves would be greatly appreciated... one can never have too much reading material!
thanks again guys!
Tony
Something i've been reading up on and watching a lot of video's on is bending wood... most of the material i have found is on steaming/bending as apposed to thin cut/bending.
my questions are:
(1) Is cutting strips and bending wood (apart from time) just as good as steaming? - i don't have a steamer and figure ripping and glueing was far easier
(2) Can i use this method for just about any timber type?
(3) How thin do i have to go if i rip timber, without going to thin... or does this differ per wood?
(4) All the bending in my project would of hardwood, are there any particular hardwood that is better?
(5) Is there any other key things one should know?
also, any additional material you might have or even done yourselves would be greatly appreciated... one can never have too much reading material!
thanks again guys!
Tony