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Phil Friedman's avatar

Your tips on bending in chines and sheer clamps is first-rate, IMO. But when I total up all the prep and and time to propose-build bending equipment, I have to ask why not rip stock into 3/8" to 1/2" strips and epoxy-laminate the "bent" members into place? If you rip with a good carbide-tipped planer blade, you probably wouldn't even have to surface the ripped strips (given the gap-filling properties of a properly chosen epoxy edhesive system). Just sayin'. Cheers!

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Carolyn & Kees's avatar

I don't see anyone suggesting kerfing the wood....

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