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Robert Reece
05-15-2010, 2:23 PM
I'd like to use some real wood iron on edging so that I can make some curved stuff out of plywood instead of solid wood. What radius will this stuff bend to?
Any sources better than others or is all pretty much the same stuff?

Brice Burrell
05-15-2010, 3:13 PM
Most veneer edging can bend around a fairly tight radius. I've bent it around corners with a 3" radius. Bending around the outside of a radius is easy, on the inside it's bit harder.

Mitchell Andrus
05-15-2010, 7:52 PM
Wet it and 'speriment. Strap in place, let dry, and see if there's too much rebound. The glue may or may not care that it got wet.
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Peter Quinn
05-16-2010, 6:21 AM
You should be able to bend some pretty tight turns with it and a hot iron. Moisten the show face a bit with a moist towel or sponge for real tight turns. Practice on a test piece first. The moisture combined with the heat should bend that thin veneer easily. Say 2" radius if all goes well?