Rebelscum
Sr Member
There's really only 2 ways to bend wood, both require clamping jigs to fix the curve.
Steam is good for many bends, especially if it's not a large profile. A steam setup isn't difficult or expensive to make really.
Cutting thin strips and laminating them into a single piece is often better, especially if you are painting it.
The clamping jig has to be built for the curve you need. With steam you have to allow some spring-back, not as much to none with lamination.
The main thing with lamination is you will need to choose a slow setting glue and you will need to be able to joint the edges to they are nice an flat when done.
Both of these processes are easy to look up with google.
You can also buy bendable wood, which is pretty easy to bend unless the curve needs to be very small. And I'm assuming you are aware of bendable plywood, which is very bendy and comes in sheets with the bend direction long ways or across.
Steam is good for many bends, especially if it's not a large profile. A steam setup isn't difficult or expensive to make really.
Cutting thin strips and laminating them into a single piece is often better, especially if you are painting it.
The clamping jig has to be built for the curve you need. With steam you have to allow some spring-back, not as much to none with lamination.
The main thing with lamination is you will need to choose a slow setting glue and you will need to be able to joint the edges to they are nice an flat when done.
Both of these processes are easy to look up with google.
You can also buy bendable wood, which is pretty easy to bend unless the curve needs to be very small. And I'm assuming you are aware of bendable plywood, which is very bendy and comes in sheets with the bend direction long ways or across.