Doug Miller wrote:
In article , Bewet Miller wrote:
I don't think I phrased the SUBJECT very well so pardon me on that.

I'm trying to fabricate a broken piece on a chair. It appears to be
made from 5 or 6 layers of thin oak that are laminated together and
bent at a near 90 degree angle.

What's the radius of curvature? That's important to know.
I've been pretty successful in the small amount of work I've done
(very small) with laminating thin strips of wood so this must not be a
difficult thing to do.
My problem is how to make the wood more flexible
Do you soak it in water? Boil it? Pray over it?

Steam it, usually. Google "steambending wood".

And while I've made a form to help it hold its shape I'm not sure of
the steps involved.

It would seem that I'd make the wood bendable, place my glue, layer
the pieces, then apply my clamps. Is this right?

That's the general idea. You'll get MUCH better advice if you post in
rec.woodworking, though.

Rec.woodworking is good advice. I believe hickory was most commonly
used to bend in the old days. For thicker pieces of wood, a series of
cuts on inside of the curve and not all the way through (of course) is
used to bend wood. I did a search on "woodworking bending hickory" and
got loads of hits - lots of info out there.

http://www.allwoodwork.com/article/w...nding_wood.htm

http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_bas...ding_Wood.html