tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15320699.post115419443079176370..comments2023-09-17T07:40:42.232+00:00Comments on Philsville: Split My SidesPhillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03053965967319875654noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15320699.post-1154334350382283732006-07-31T08:25:00.000+00:002006-07-31T08:25:00.000+00:00Hi Nick,Usually I use System Three epoxies. Messy,...Hi Nick,<BR/><BR/>Usually I use System Three epoxies. Messy, and hard on tooling once dry, but the long open time for positioning laminations is well worth it.<BR/><BR/>For general veneering, I often use plastic resin glue or epoxy. Smaller panels are almost always hide glue for the convenience.<BR/><BR/>Take care, MikeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15320699.post-1154286416588043782006-07-30T19:06:00.000+00:002006-07-30T19:06:00.000+00:00Mike,What glue do you use for laminating?Mike,<BR/><BR/>What glue do you use for laminating?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15320699.post-1154284765894555132006-07-30T18:39:00.000+00:002006-07-30T18:39:00.000+00:00The red timber is Bloodwood. This bit I bought is ...The red timber is Bloodwood. This bit I bought is irridescent when finished and the light hits hit. The panel is Camphor burl.<BR/><BR/>There's another one of Bloodwood at the index page and has a curly Maple panel:<BR/>http://wenzloffandsons.com/temp/boxes/<BR/><BR/>The brown one there is curly Makore.<BR/><BR/>To be honest, I gave up bending solids quite a while ago. Bent lamination if one keeps the pieces in order and are thickessed smooth [I use a drum sander] are hard enough to tell are laminations. And besides. It is a lot easier...and I don't burn my hands anymore.<BR/><BR/>Take care, MikeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15320699.post-1154280913432349462006-07-30T17:35:00.000+00:002006-07-30T17:35:00.000+00:00AlNo strap, I hoped I wouldn't need it. It was my ...Al<BR/>No strap, I hoped I wouldn't need it. It was my first steaming session (ha, ha)so I was lucky to get as far as I did.<BR/>As you placing your order in advance?? ;) No, I'm happy to knock some out for myself but I'm not ready to follow "The W" down that road yet. I'm having a lot of fun coming up with different ways to do the bits I didn't do too well-By the time the half set is finished I'll be half-way proficient. Maybe....<BR/>Nice box Mike-what is the red timber? The land of cheap saws LOL The grass is always greener, huh?<BR/>Sorry to say I ripped a load of cherry strips this afternoon to laminate the back. I just want to sit on the thing not spend the rest of the year splitting pretty bits if hardwood ;)<BR/>Cheers<BR/>PhilPhillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03053965967319875654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15320699.post-1154266649221563622006-07-30T13:37:00.000+00:002006-07-30T13:37:00.000+00:00Ah yes, forgot to mention the metal strap. With a ...Ah yes, forgot to mention the metal strap. With a piece of old saw blade cut down, you can make good bending straps. That too may have prevented the runout from cracking.<BR/><BR/>Using straps, I've even steam bent Ebony into small radii...The pic at the url below shows a small piece of Ebony 1/8" thick--so it still is thin, but is s amll radius.<BR/>http://wenzloffandsons.com/temp/boxes/slides/box_0003.jpg<BR/><BR/>As regards the strap material...see. Y'all being in the land o' cheap handsaws...now you know what to do with 'em.<BR/><BR/>Take care, MikeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15320699.post-1154258627860778212006-07-30T11:23:00.000+00:002006-07-30T11:23:00.000+00:00Now that's why I don't want to try steam bending.....Now that's why I don't want to try steam bending... Did you have a strap of metal, or JB used thin ash iirc, round the work when you bent it? Wonder if that'd help? I wonder also if the very dry weather is a factor?<BR/><BR/>Nice planes; looking forward to when you're taking orders for half sets! :~)Alfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08369678599909261508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15320699.post-1154247563747681852006-07-30T08:19:00.000+00:002006-07-30T08:19:00.000+00:00Thanks Mike-The first two were from some straight ...Thanks Mike-The first two were from some straight grained cherry. They were even worse, so I gave up and went for ash as it has a reputation for being a great steam bending timber. Must admit, I spent last night wondering on where I could get a nice green log of ash. But I really don't want to go down that road. Yet....;)<BR/>Cheers<BR/>PhilPhillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03053965967319875654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15320699.post-1154240640933599892006-07-30T06:24:00.000+00:002006-07-30T06:24:00.000+00:00They look great, Phil.Bummer about the splitting. ...They look great, Phil.<BR/><BR/>Bummer about the splitting. The wood grain looks fairly ideal for bending too. <BR/><BR/>The runout where it cracked. If there had been enough length, it looks like had it been shifted counterclockwise in the picture so that where the split begins had been under the wedge a good bit it may not have split. If you have another piece, mark it as to where the grain actually runs out and see if you can capture it well under a wedge...if you get it started in the steamer while having the morning tea, it may save you the resawing and glue up...<BR/><BR/>Take care, Mike--who apologizes for being an armchair quarterback...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com