Thread: How would you make this curved section?

Been looking to do some template cutting on the band saw in the last couple of days funny enough but couldn't get the Lonnie Bird guide to work too well just trying to make something from the few pics on the web. That Frontline one looks impressive. I also came across this little one which might get you into template sawing a bit cheaper.

Cheers
Michael

Here is a run down on the frontline i done some years ago. Its still my most used jig and i simply couldnt live with out it.

https://www.woodworkforums.com/f11/sh...saw-jig-45678/

Originally Posted by Manuka Jock

Where did I say anything about bending a solid length of timber ? ?
Why do you think that I chose a pic of a thin piece of timber being clamped , off the net , to accompany my first post ?
My second post showed a glue up being clamped .

A laminated cap had already be mentioned in the thread , and you yourself were one who had done so .
I was showing how the glue lam cap could be made to exactly fit the profile of the headboard .

Have you caught up yet ?

Well steam bending had also been mentioned in the post too and then you made the vague statement:
"After you have bandsawn the top rail out of the blank , you could use the rail and the offcut to steam bend and then glue the capping using this style of clamping ."
Now you've got tetchy, I understand you meant steam bend the laminations and then glue up the laminations. That wasn't immediately obvious to me that's what you meant, It could have meant steam bend the lump of solid wood and then glue it (to the other component) so I apologise profusely for not getting the meaning of your message.

Cheers
Michael

Originally Posted by mic-d

Well steam bending had also been mentioned in the post too and then you made the vague statement:
"After you have bandsawn the top rail out of the blank , you could use the rail and the offcut to steam bend and then glue the capping using this style of clamping ."
Now you've got tetchy, I understand you meant steam bend the laminations and then glue up the laminations. That wasn't immediately obvious to me that's what you meant, It could have meant steam bend the lump of solid wood and then glue it (to the other component) so I apologise profusely for not getting the meaning of your message.

Cheers
Michael

What part of 'steam bend and then glue' did you have trouble understanding ?


As to your 'tetchy' comment , care to explain it ?

Originally Posted by Lignum

Here is a run down on the frontline i done some years ago. Its still my most used jig and i simply couldnt live with out it.

https://www.woodworkforums.com/f11/sh...saw-jig-45678/

Thanks for the link Lignum. I get how it works and its an awesome piece of kit. Now I see it I agree that machining with a band saw and template is a good way to go for the OP. Since you know about this area, could you comment on the pro's and con's of the little jig linked in my previous post, I'm thinking about that one if it fits my saw.

Jock I apologised, I am not going to engage in tit for tat.

Cheers
Michael

Originally Posted by TimberNut

the curved bit on the top

Tim ,
check out this Steambending Frequently Asked Questions.

Seeing as you have a few bedheads to do , the steam box info may be a help too.

Originally Posted by mic-d

could you comment on the pro's and con's of the little jig linked in my previous post, I'm thinking about that one if it fits my saw.
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It looks like a great little jig, but you still need a steady hand as it will still be prone to wander. I actually wouldnt mind getting one.

One reason why i like the frontline because you can close your eyes when you use it

(not that i do )

I see no need to laminate or bend or steam or whatever. I have a few antiques from "yesteryear" and they are sawn out of solid stock. It is not a structural piece so the grain differences are not a problem . A simple Bandsaw cut to the desired arch and such then sand and router the edge... A simple task.

Originally Posted by artme

Nice looking bed. I'd go the bandsaw and save all the offcuts for other projects.

I'd go with bandsaw and spoke shave or a compass plane if you have one.

Or find someone with a Spindle moulder.

Cheers
Steve

Originally Posted by mic-d

The thicker timber I'm referring to is that piece in the bed image. It looks more like 15-20mm than 2-3mm. If you try to steam a sharp bend like that without a bending strap you risk the back of the bend failing from tension.
The object in that last image of yours looks like a lamination glue up, not a steam bend to me.

Cheers
Michael

Okay! I would like to make a long slow curve...from 600mm at one end to 350mm top end with a 300 mm about 75% of the height of 1750mm.

I would like to use rose wood, in one piece of around 30mm thick and after fixing, round over the edges.

Would steaming be the way to go, or would just biscuit jointing and gluing after clamping be Okay?

It is a 300 mm bend over 1750mm....I think.

Thanks BB