Bent Lamination Projects

I had wanted to build this since i got the magazine way back in 2005 but didn t.

Bent lamination projects.

See more ideas about bent wood wood how to bend wood. Oct 6 2020 explore will everett s board bent wood lamination on pinterest. Behance is the world s largest creative network for showcasing and discovering creative work. So we simply cut a board into thin strips so that when bundled together the strips can flex to the desired shape.

Dec 14 2018 explore jaygouldart s board bent lamination on pinterest. Once dry the resulting part will pretty much hold its shape forever. With glue between each lamination a press is used to bend the bundle of laminations around a form. It was my first time ever trying bent lamination and it went much better than i had expected.

18 tall 12 long 5 wide. A bent lamination table lamp made to order from the industrial waste of skateboard manufacturing. Using clamps or a vacuum press and we will look at both methods. Colored strips of maple are steamed and glued together to form the shape.

Each succeeding chair has more curved parts. It was pretty easy to build following the directions. Be sure to watch the video above and if you like it please subscribe to my youtube. This bent laminated rocking chair was the third in a series of chairs that bonnett has been working on for more than four years.

The concept is actually pretty simple. There are two basic ways to clamp the parts while the glue dries. Thick boards don t bend well but thin ones do. Lamination is the process of bending many thin parts together and holding them in the desired shape until the glue between them dries.

You can use these same techniques for any bent wood lamination project. Does it matter if i use. See more ideas about bent wood how to bend wood steam bending wood. I m getting ready to start a bent lamination project i will be using 3 1 8 t x 2 1 2w x 5 feet long ash laminates 1.