Laying out the legs. Oh sure, you can always grab a trusty jigsaw and a little sandpaper to make a few curves. The weather stripping shrunk up more than I expected as well. Wood bending no longer has to be exclusively in the realm of the woodworking le. Skip to main content.

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Wood … seems we have forgotten what real wood looks like these days! Make bending forms from particleboard or plywood laminated to a thickness equal to the width of the bending blank. Bending a workpiece puts considerable stress on the form, so when in doubt, more form width beats less every time.

Bent parts retain most of their shape after cooling but to minimize springback, must be held to a form until completely dry. The forms shown [ Drawing below ] are for the desk, shown in photo above. We made six drying forms to accommodate four leg blanks plus two extras.

Securely clamp the bending form to a sturdy workbench. Have all clamps handy. Bending should be accomplished within five minutes after removing the blank from the steam box so you may want to rehearse your procedure.

Fire up the boiler. When steam steadily flows out of the drain hole, slide your blank into the steam box. Steam blanks for one hour per inch of thickness regardless of the width. Remove the part from the steam box and bend it [ Photos below ]. Working quickly, position the steamed blank between the anchor block and the end block on the tension strap assembly.

Clamp the blank to the bending form and bending arm, applying clamps both vertically and horizontally. Begin to bend the blank around the form. Thick parts, such as the legs on the desk, require significant force so put your body into the bend or enlist a helper.

Thick parts, such as the legs on the desk, require significant forcea so put your body into the bend or enlist a helper. Thick parts may not bend in one operation. When you feel too much resistance, remove the part from the form and re-steam it for 15 minutes.

As the bend nears completion, remove the bending arm clamps interfering with the bend. Then draw the free end against the form with a one-handed bar clamp. Clamp the straight portion of the leg to the form and then add clamps along the curved section. Allow the part to cool for one hour and then quickly transfer it to a drying form. Clamp multiple thin strips at the bend to prevent surface splintering. Leave the part on the form for one week. Safety note! Steam scalds skin on contact. Opening the steam box releases a cloud of steam, so keep your face and any other bare skin away.

Wear heavy leather gloves when handling steamed blanks. Tap here to find it on our website and download a free steam box plan.

Steaming actually changes the cellular structure of wood to make it more pliable. As the wood cools and dries clamped to a form, it very quickly regains most of its original stiffness, but in the shape of the form. Read the third and final installment of the "Bending Wood" series now! There are several methods for forming wood into curves, and kerf bending is only one of them. Read on to learn more about it!

In this edition, we look at forming wood parts using thin laminates.

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