I've been asked to replace a front porch, which has a half round arch
above the door.
I know many years ago, that curved wood was available to do such arches,
but searches have given no clues as to where to get it from now.
So - does anyone know where 'curved' wood can be bought now?

If it comes to it, I'll have to join up some 3x2 (or bigger) join it,
then cut it round with the jigsaw.
Thanks
Alan.
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In message , A.Lee
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I've been asked to replace a front porch, which has a half round arch
above the door.
I know many years ago, that curved wood was available to do such arches,
but searches have given no clues as to where to get it from now.
So - does anyone know where 'curved' wood can be bought now?

From a bent timber merchant


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geoff

geoff wrote:
In message , A.Lee
writes
I've been asked to replace a front porch, which has a half round arch
above the door.
I know many years ago, that curved wood was available to do such arches,
but searches have given no clues as to where to get it from now.
So - does anyone know where 'curved' wood can be bought now?

From a bent timber merchant


That'll be one who sells grown timber. I've never seen it in a
merchant, only in ships - like the Victory, and Mary Rose - where the
knees under the deck were made from branches grown to the shape.

Shipyards also steam timber, to make it possible to bend it.

Andy

On Sat, 15 Sep 2007 21:57:06 +0100, Andy Champ
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geoff wrote:
In message , A.Lee
writes
I've been asked to replace a front porch, which has a half round arch
above the door.
I know many years ago, that curved wood was available to do such arches,
but searches have given no clues as to where to get it from now.
So - does anyone know where 'curved' wood can be bought now?

From a bent timber merchant


That'll be one who sells grown timber. I've never seen it in a
merchant, only in ships - like the Victory, and Mary Rose - where the
knees under the deck were made from branches grown to the shape.

Shipyards also steam timber, to make it possible to bend it.

Andy


I did see a programme on the tv within the last couple of years where
water was boiled in an oil drum and then the timber was put in for a
few hours, taken out and bent to shape around pins (in the ground
iirc). It may have been a recreation of an old mediaeval siege
weapon.

"A.Lee" wrote in message
.. .
I've been asked to replace a front porch, which has a half round arch
above the door.
I know many years ago, that curved wood was available to do such arches,
but searches have given no clues as to where to get it from now.
So - does anyone know where 'curved' wood can be bought now?

My local Been & Queued has a lot of bent timber. No wonder they sponsored
Ms McCarthy on her round the world sailing trip!

Cheers

John