On Thursday, January 8, 2015 9:55:55 AM UTC-6, Richard wrote:

If done carefully, it works fine.
Grain is sometimes a bit squirrelly.


Air dried stock or kiln dried?

I once tried laminating kiln dried walnut, 1/8" laminates, into a slight bow, for a front chair seat frame rail. At least half of the laminates broke or split, in some fashion, and the remaining didn't laminate very well, either.... even after soaking a second and third batch of laminates in hot water for a good long time (hours). I had selected my straightest grain of stock, to cut the laminates - 1.25" wide & 2' long. I ended up (bandsaw) cutting the rail from 1.5X4 stock, rather than laminating.

I'm not sure if it was me (approach & technique) or the wood, but I've since not had much confidence in laminating kiln dried wood.

Sonny