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Depending on the radius,I bet you could easily bend a 1/2″ or even 1/4″ piece of poplar or redwood bender board. if the radius is small, bend it slowly or bend it wet
Polyurethane glue will keep it there and reduce any nail or screw holes.
CARP
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I looked in the archives but no luck,
I need to bend something 1-1/4" wide, to trim out the inside of a radius.
It's for a outdoor porch that I built with arches over the doorways and I need to CAP (in otherwords) the inside radius because it is double layer plywood.
Thanks for any help.
*Deepending on the length, you can do a few things. If the rad is not too dramatic, then you can form it dry. on a more dramatic curve you can either steam the wood before bending or at least soak it in water overnight. One more option is to install it in thin strips. you can do this dry and add glue between every layer.Best of luck....check out fine woodworking maybe.Pete Draganic
*cc: Pete's given you the thin laminate version, which will work well, the other possiblity is to steam-bend the trim, like a boat rib. You'd need to build a steam box, and either clamp it up hot on-site, or make an exact radius jig, and clamp it up in-shop. I think one of the Fine Woodworking paperback books shows the details of how-to.
*CC Depending on the radius,I bet you could easily bend a 1/2" or even 1/4" piece of poplar or redwood bender board. if the radius is small, bend it slowly or bend it wetPolyurethane glue will keep it there and reduce any nail or screw holes.CARP
*cc, another option: lay a wet towel over the trim and heat it up with an iron. It's a cheap, quick steam box, and I have used it with good sucess on house trim. Tell us how you end up doing it, because I run into this all the time, and am always looking for bendable alternatives. BB