George Summers
10-07-2003, 6:20 PM
I am going to be laminating some walnut strips to form the apron of a half-round table. I will be using a two piece form (mold if you will) with matching curvatures. I plan on putting the strips in the form and drawing the two halves of the form together.
Question is: I have resawn the strips to 1/8"-3/16" and still have to run them through the planer. As cut they seem awful stiff and brittle. This is my first lamination, will they bend alright? Or, should I soak them to get them softer (I will be using Gorilla glue so moisture shoudn't hurt). the final thickness for the apron is to be 3/4" or as close as I can get to that.
George
Forgot to mention - Apron will be 3" tall and the diameter of the curve is 28"
Question is: I have resawn the strips to 1/8"-3/16" and still have to run them through the planer. As cut they seem awful stiff and brittle. This is my first lamination, will they bend alright? Or, should I soak them to get them softer (I will be using Gorilla glue so moisture shoudn't hurt). the final thickness for the apron is to be 3/4" or as close as I can get to that.
George
Forgot to mention - Apron will be 3" tall and the diameter of the curve is 28"