On Sunday, January 6, 2019 at 7:13:25 PM UTC-8, Michael wrote:

Clare, Yes, it's not at all difficult to steam and bend 1/4 thick plywood.

That's going to depend. Not all woods soften with steam, not all plywood layups
and glues are the same. There ARE bending-grade plywood products, but for
anything other than weak cylinder bends, gluing up your own individual plies is
better (and very controllable).