I was flipping through the Nov. '04 issue of Fine Homebuilding today
(killing time and it was on a coffee table) and came across an article
about building cabinets with curved doors. Scanning through it, the
author/cabinetmaker said he made the doors out of 1/8" "bending
plywood" over a form and then veneered them.

Earlier in the day I had been rolling an idea over in my mind that
called for bent laminations and this article seemed to suggest a
possible material.

Has anybody ever heard of "bending plywood"? Is this a particular
product engineered with more flexibility for this purpose? If I go to
my plywood specialty dealer (and I do have one near home) and ask for
"bending plywood" will I get anything more than a blank stare?

Thanks for any insights.

Gotta run, but look he

http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=e...+plywood&meta=

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Greg


"Ian Dodd" wrote in message
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I was flipping through the Nov. '04 issue of Fine Homebuilding today
(killing time and it was on a coffee table) and came across an article
about building cabinets with curved doors. Scanning through it, the
author/cabinetmaker said he made the doors out of 1/8" "bending
plywood" over a form and then veneered them.

Earlier in the day I had been rolling an idea over in my mind that
called for bent laminations and this article seemed to suggest a
possible material.

Has anybody ever heard of "bending plywood"? Is this a particular
product engineered with more flexibility for this purpose? If I go to
my plywood specialty dealer (and I do have one near home) and ask for
"bending plywood" will I get anything more than a blank stare?

Thanks for any insights.

Its plywood that the grain goes the same direction in all the plys to allow
for bending.
I just used it on my latest project - see A.B.P.W - poker table.
I used it for the curved legs.

Stuff us really neat - you can take a full sheet and basically wrap it onto
itself.


"Ian Dodd" wrote in message
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I was flipping through the Nov. '04 issue of Fine Homebuilding today
(killing time and it was on a coffee table) and came across an article
about building cabinets with curved doors. Scanning through it, the
author/cabinetmaker said he made the doors out of 1/8" "bending
plywood" over a form and then veneered them.

Earlier in the day I had been rolling an idea over in my mind that
called for bent laminations and this article seemed to suggest a
possible material.

Has anybody ever heard of "bending plywood"? Is this a particular
product engineered with more flexibility for this purpose? If I go to
my plywood specialty dealer (and I do have one near home) and ask for
"bending plywood" will I get anything more than a blank stare?

Thanks for any insights.

"Ian Dodd" wrote in message
om...
I was flipping through the Nov. '04 issue of Fine Homebuilding today
(killing time and it was on a coffee table) and came across an article
about building cabinets with curved doors. Scanning through it, the
author/cabinetmaker said he made the doors out of 1/8" "bending
plywood" over a form and then veneered them.

Earlier in the day I had been rolling an idea over in my mind that
called for bent laminations and this article seemed to suggest a
possible material.

Has anybody ever heard of "bending plywood"? Is this a particular
product engineered with more flexibility for this purpose? If I go to
my plywood specialty dealer (and I do have one near home) and ask for
"bending plywood" will I get anything more than a blank stare?

Thanks for any insights.

You could check LVT--called Finnish Birch Plywood

http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...50,43217&ccurr
ency=3&SID=3D07454ECE

Cheers

(Ian Dodd) wrote in message . com...

Has anybody ever heard of "bending plywood"? Is this a particular
product engineered with more flexibility for this purpose? If I go to
my plywood specialty dealer (and I do have one near home) and ask for
"bending plywood" will I get anything more than a blank stare?

Thanks for any insights.

Here at Paxtons we sell a couple of different forms of bending
plywood. The one thing they all have in common is that, when the plys
are stacked, the grain direction is always the same. Regular plywood
plys are stacked crossways to each other to increase rigidity. The
bending ply is extremely flexible and you can roll it into a 4' x 8"
diameter tube.

Alex

Just go to you local (non-borgs) plywood supplier and ask for "wacky-wood".
Its usally luan plywood where the grain runs the same direction on each ply.

Fun Stuff!
Dave


"Ian Dodd" wrote in message
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I was flipping through the Nov. '04 issue of Fine Homebuilding today
(killing time and it was on a coffee table) and came across an article
about building cabinets with curved doors. Scanning through it, the
author/cabinetmaker said he made the doors out of 1/8" "bending
plywood" over a form and then veneered them.

Earlier in the day I had been rolling an idea over in my mind that
called for bent laminations and this article seemed to suggest a
possible material.

Has anybody ever heard of "bending plywood"? Is this a particular
product engineered with more flexibility for this purpose? If I go to
my plywood specialty dealer (and I do have one near home) and ask for
"bending plywood" will I get anything more than a blank stare?

Thanks for any insights.

You may need to find a manufacturer, for example:

http://www.interiorproducts.com/prod...imberflex.html

And then see who their web site lists as distributors to avoid the blank stare.

(Ian Dodd) wrote in message . com...
I was flipping through the Nov. '04 issue of Fine Homebuilding today
(killing time and it was on a coffee table) and came across an article
about building cabinets with curved doors. Scanning through it, the
author/cabinetmaker said he made the doors out of 1/8" "bending
plywood" over a form and then veneered them.

Earlier in the day I had been rolling an idea over in my mind that
called for bent laminations and this article seemed to suggest a
possible material.

Has anybody ever heard of "bending plywood"? Is this a particular
product engineered with more flexibility for this purpose? If I go to
my plywood specialty dealer (and I do have one near home) and ask for
"bending plywood" will I get anything more than a blank stare?

Thanks for any insights.

On 11 Nov 2004 09:02:13 -0800, (Charles Erskine)
wrote:

You may need to find a manufacturer, for example:

http://www.interiorproducts.com/prod...imberflex.html

And then see who their web site lists as distributors to avoid the blank stare.

This stopped me for a minute when reading their homepage: "Timberflex is
available in 4'x8 and 8'x4 panel sizes..." Sounds like an old Abbott &
Costello routine. "Well try turning it this way."

I think it only bends along one axis. Some customers might want it to
bend along the 4 foot axis and others might want it to bend along the
8 foot axis, depending on what they are making.

If you would like a challenge, try coopered doors like Mr. Krenov
makes.

igor wrote in message . ..
On 11 Nov 2004 09:02:13 -0800, (Charles Erskine)
wrote:

You may need to find a manufacturer, for example:

http://www.interiorproducts.com/prod...imberflex.html

And then see who their web site lists as distributors to avoid the blank stare.

This stopped me for a minute when reading their homepage: "Timberflex is
available in 4'x8 and 8'x4 panel sizes..." Sounds like an old Abbott &
Costello routine. "Well try turning it this way."

On 11 Nov 2004 15:51:31 -0800, (Charles
Erskine) wrote:

I think it only bends along one axis. Some customers might want it to
bend along the 4 foot axis and others might want it to bend along the
8 foot axis, depending on what they are making.

I've only seen the 4x8 stuff. I used some on an armoire recently.
The bottom has curved sides and front, similar to a bombe chest.
Picture on ABPW.