Forming Wood Sheets

Line your form with thin cork liner.

Forming wood sheets.

Spread glue on top of one. Our customer service department is staffed with highly qualified technical representatives that help our clients determine their exact veneer plywood and hardwood veneer needs. Prepare the wood to be bent. The cellulose fibers telescope to conform to the curve and the lignin cools to hold them in place.

The crease line is exactly in the middle of the bend and is where the maximum stress will. While the wood is still hot it s clamped into a bending form. The wood is heated briefly in low pressure steam to soften the lignin a glue like protein that holds the cellulose fibers together. Though only a few components are required time and labor is necessary to plan mark cut and drill the plywood.

Bending wood with the lamination method 1. Wood bending and forming. Cut the length of your wood strips to be a little longer than your necessary final. In this article we will show you that there are several techniques for forming wood into curves we will look at three methods such as microwave kerf cut and steam bending.

Job built forming with 3 4 plywood 2 4 lumber snap ties and jahn style brackets is popular on many construction sites. There are several methods for forming wood into curves and the next few blog posts will explore these techniques. By placing the sheet of wood into water the moisture and heat from the bending iron will reform the structure of the wood reorganizing the fibers of the wood to prevent the wood from springing back to its original state. Apply towels or rags saturated with warm water to the crease line and the parts of the plywood.

We will be looking at simple force bending kerf bending lamination and steam bending. Heat bending is the procedure of bending thin sheets of wood into different curves and shapes using moisture and a bending iron. Since 1972 formwood industries has been a north american plywood supplier and manufacturer of over 100 wood veneer species both domestic and exotic. Mark the crease line.

Cork with help both anchor the lamination to its form and even out any. This process is usually used for making sides or ribs for violins guitars mandolins and other projects and also for woodworking such as shaker. In the 1940s several canadian designers and manufacturers started producing revolutionary laminated and formed plywood furniture using technology. As a company formwood takes pride in the variety of products we are able to offer and the caliber of service we provide to our clients on a daily basis.

History since the 1830s when michael thonet began producing laminated and steam bent chairs in europe manufacturers and designers have explored the design and economic advantages of bentwood. Short end se snap ties are available for single waler applications.