I dont think I am understood correctly.

I just want to cover the surface of this stage....it is like a riser ....one
step up from the floor. it comes out from the wall and has a constant curve
(matching soffit above at ceiling). Horizontal floor surface on this stage.
The front edge is curved at a constant radius. I am thinking I just use
hardwood flooring and trim the strips off at my radius and wrap it with a
thin hardwood molding.

thx

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Jim
"Frank Ketchum" wrote in message
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"Jim" wrote in message
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I have a 'stage' for my home theater project that is about 11' wide and
is
curved...about 2 feet deep in the middle and 1 foot on the ends.

First off, I know how to physically make the curved cut, I issue is how
to
do with and look like hardwood...either solid without seams or hardwood
flooring strip look..and get the edge treatment right, now on to the
questions:


If I understand what you want correctly, the vertical portion is the
portion
which would need to be curved and the cap will be cut with a radius to
cover
it.

You don't want to do this out of a solid block. What you want is to bend
the hardwood. Bend? It's not as hard as it sounds. What you want to do
is
a lamination glue up. Get your stock that you want to use and resaw it on
a
bandsaw (resawing is passing the wood through on edge to create wide, thin
boards). If you resaw your wood into several thin strips, (maybe 1/8"
thick) you can glue them back together around a curved form to give you a
curved front. This will appear as a solid piece of wood and is the normal
way of doing this sort of thing.

Maybe buy book that describes the process in detail if you are unfamiliar
with it. You may also be able to get a mill to mill the boards into the
thin strips if you need.

Good luck
Frank