Alan, that should have been “to my esteamed Friend”.
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Alan, that should have been “to my esteamed Friend”.
This is what I meant:
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The ring sits on top of the not shown inner plies. The ring is made from solid wood and preferably is made from 3 or more segments to keep the grain running roughly parallel with the curve.
John
Some big manufacturers use ammonia gasification for things like that.
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Steam bending Pryor to lamination works well and is used in making banjo rims and boat ribs. These chair back legs are done that way too.
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Have you thought about cypress for that outdoor project. Should be plenty of it in Florida the cypress we have on the west coast everyone calls cedar its pretty easy to work and bends great. Not sure about particular species out there is it Bald cypress. Ive used it once though it was interesting wood almost waxing if I remember right.
Its a nice looking design.
Good Luck
Steam bending and then gluing the laminations is a great technique where you need small radius bends relative to the mass of the final form. I use it to create rims for basket construction.
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The radius on the trug rims is only an inch and a half or so on the inside of the curves. Wood choice also matters, of course. These are made from 1/8" lams of red elm - elm is stringy, fibrous wood that takes heat bending extremely well. Not suitable for outdoor furniture, but brilliant for stuff like this.