How thin you cut the strips depends on a number of factors include the wood s natural bending properties the severity of the curve and your tolerance for springback.
Bending hardwood strips.
It ll bend in any direction and twist too.
Bend the wood gently and carefully.
Laminated from thin strips cold process no special equipment required strong bending form required lots of strips to cut and keep in order difficult to control final part thickness messy glue up strips want to slip sideways when bent dried glue squeeze out on part must be removed before further processing.
Get to know what tools you want to have around how to use leverage to accomplish the bend how the wood will look after it is bent.
Spread glue on top of one of your wood strips.
Different kinds of wood are springier than others and different cuts can withstand more force.
2 to 4 radius 3 32 thick 4 to 8 radius 1 8.
1 8 1 4 is common but i usually end up somewhere around 3 16.
The tighter the radius the thinner the strips.
Glue lines often visible cut from solid wood no form or.
Use a disposable roller to dispense the glue onto the wood.
The strips are usually cut at the bandsaw a tool that excels at resawing.
The thickness of the strips depends to a large extent on the radius of the curve.
Use the right kind of glue.
A table saw could also be used.
There is a learning curve.
Try a two part urea.
I use this chart as a jumping off point.
To cold bend wood first resaw your stock into thin strips and plane it so the thickness is even.