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What is "bending plywood"?
I was flipping through the Nov. '04 issue of Fine Homebuilding today
(killing time and it was on a coffee table) and came across an article about building cabinets with curved doors. Scanning through it, the author/cabinetmaker said he made the doors out of 1/8" "bending plywood" over a form and then veneered them. Earlier in the day I had been rolling an idea over in my mind that called for bent laminations and this article seemed to suggest a possible material. Has anybody ever heard of "bending plywood"? Is this a particular product engineered with more flexibility for this purpose? If I go to my plywood specialty dealer (and I do have one near home) and ask for "bending plywood" will I get anything more than a blank stare? Thanks for any insights. |
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Gotta run, but look he
http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=e...+plywood&meta= -- Greg "Ian Dodd" wrote in message om... I was flipping through the Nov. '04 issue of Fine Homebuilding today (killing time and it was on a coffee table) and came across an article about building cabinets with curved doors. Scanning through it, the author/cabinetmaker said he made the doors out of 1/8" "bending plywood" over a form and then veneered them. Earlier in the day I had been rolling an idea over in my mind that called for bent laminations and this article seemed to suggest a possible material. Has anybody ever heard of "bending plywood"? Is this a particular product engineered with more flexibility for this purpose? If I go to my plywood specialty dealer (and I do have one near home) and ask for "bending plywood" will I get anything more than a blank stare? Thanks for any insights. |
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Its plywood that the grain goes the same direction in all the plys to allow
for bending. I just used it on my latest project - see A.B.P.W - poker table. I used it for the curved legs. Stuff us really neat - you can take a full sheet and basically wrap it onto itself. "Ian Dodd" wrote in message om... I was flipping through the Nov. '04 issue of Fine Homebuilding today (killing time and it was on a coffee table) and came across an article about building cabinets with curved doors. Scanning through it, the author/cabinetmaker said he made the doors out of 1/8" "bending plywood" over a form and then veneered them. Earlier in the day I had been rolling an idea over in my mind that called for bent laminations and this article seemed to suggest a possible material. Has anybody ever heard of "bending plywood"? Is this a particular product engineered with more flexibility for this purpose? If I go to my plywood specialty dealer (and I do have one near home) and ask for "bending plywood" will I get anything more than a blank stare? Thanks for any insights. |
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"Ian Dodd" wrote in message om... I was flipping through the Nov. '04 issue of Fine Homebuilding today (killing time and it was on a coffee table) and came across an article about building cabinets with curved doors. Scanning through it, the author/cabinetmaker said he made the doors out of 1/8" "bending plywood" over a form and then veneered them. Earlier in the day I had been rolling an idea over in my mind that called for bent laminations and this article seemed to suggest a possible material. Has anybody ever heard of "bending plywood"? Is this a particular product engineered with more flexibility for this purpose? If I go to my plywood specialty dealer (and I do have one near home) and ask for "bending plywood" will I get anything more than a blank stare? Thanks for any insights. You could check LVT--called Finnish Birch Plywood http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...50,43217&ccurr ency=3&SID=3D07454ECE Cheers |
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Just go to you local (non-borgs) plywood supplier and ask for "wacky-wood".
Its usally luan plywood where the grain runs the same direction on each ply. Fun Stuff! Dave "Ian Dodd" wrote in message om... I was flipping through the Nov. '04 issue of Fine Homebuilding today (killing time and it was on a coffee table) and came across an article about building cabinets with curved doors. Scanning through it, the author/cabinetmaker said he made the doors out of 1/8" "bending plywood" over a form and then veneered them. Earlier in the day I had been rolling an idea over in my mind that called for bent laminations and this article seemed to suggest a possible material. Has anybody ever heard of "bending plywood"? Is this a particular product engineered with more flexibility for this purpose? If I go to my plywood specialty dealer (and I do have one near home) and ask for "bending plywood" will I get anything more than a blank stare? Thanks for any insights. |
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On 11 Nov 2004 09:02:13 -0800, (Charles Erskine)
wrote: You may need to find a manufacturer, for example: http://www.interiorproducts.com/prod...imberflex.html And then see who their web site lists as distributors to avoid the blank stare. This stopped me for a minute when reading their homepage: "Timberflex is available in 4'x8 and 8'x4 panel sizes..." Sounds like an old Abbott & Costello routine. "Well try turning it this way." |
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I think it only bends along one axis. Some customers might want it to
bend along the 4 foot axis and others might want it to bend along the 8 foot axis, depending on what they are making. If you would like a challenge, try coopered doors like Mr. Krenov makes. igor wrote in message . .. On 11 Nov 2004 09:02:13 -0800, (Charles Erskine) wrote: You may need to find a manufacturer, for example: http://www.interiorproducts.com/prod...imberflex.html And then see who their web site lists as distributors to avoid the blank stare. This stopped me for a minute when reading their homepage: "Timberflex is available in 4'x8 and 8'x4 panel sizes..." Sounds like an old Abbott & Costello routine. "Well try turning it this way." |
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