"Reteplav" wrote | I`m attempting to make a 6` wide fence panel with an | arch-shaped" top and am looking for suggestions to bend | the wood for the top. I`ve tried cutting, assembling | and gluing ( plus screws ) 5mm strips of wood with | minimal success ( The ends refuse to remain bent)
You take one long piece of wood and, as well as steaming as described by others, you saw-cut on the inside (concave) of the curve almost but not quite all the way through.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | -|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|- BEND DOWN | | V ^^ concave side ^^ V
You then need to support it while it 'sets' Best to bend it a little too far and then relax it out to fit.
Owain