Bending wood is a complex affair. Despite the curves inherent in trees, most wood does not naturally want to bend. There are a few tricks you can use to bend it however, such kerf cutting and steaming ...
Wood sculptor Rick Maxwell poses with an unfinished sculpture at his studio in The Cedars neighborhood in Dallas. Jeffrey McWhorter / Special Contributor It twists, bends and often takes unexpected ...
Q: I have a corner in a home office where I want to build a corner cabinet. The question is how to make the front of the cabinet round so that the radius of the front goes from one wall to the other.
How to Bend Wood – Kerf Bending Explained is your hands-on guide to transforming straight cuts into smooth curves. In this tutorial, I break down the kerf bending technique—making a series of evenly ...
We’ve always known, in theory, there are ways to bend wood, but weren’t really clear on how it worked. Now that we’ve seen [Totally Handy]’s recent video, we’ve learned a number of tricks to pull it ...
In this video, I demonstrate the process of bent lamination to create a bent wood dining table. The method involves cutting a series of thin wood laminations to bend around a form and gluing them ...
There are a few ways to bend wood. Here's one that is perhaps ideal for smaller pieces. Check out the tutorial from American Woodworker's Garrett Glaser above. Also, check out Canadian woodworker ...
Over a four day period during the New Generations Festival, curators Edouard Cabay (Appareil, ES) and Margherita Del Grosso (MaDGStudio, IT) led an experimental workshop within a shipyard at the ...