Bendable plywood

[Gramps' shop]

I'm making a base for a coffee table and my design thoughts are aiming at a n S-shaped form. The form would be about an 8-inch sandwich The top is a la rge filch of white oak. Has anyone any experience with bendable plywood? I've found these folks online:

and there is a dist ributor close enough to warrant a visit.

I suppose I could kerf-cut my own, but ...

Larry

[Lew Hodgett]

I'm making a base for a coffee table and my design thoughts are aiming at an S-shaped form. The form would be about an 8-inch sandwich The top is a large filch of white oak. Has anyone any experience with bendable plywood? I've found these folks online:

and there is a distributor close enough to warrant a visit.

------------------------------------------------ Here in SoCal, you can get "Bending Ply" at most any of the real lumber yards,

Typically 1/4" with all the grains oriented in the same direction so it can be bent.

The stuff I saw used was Poplar but assume other veneers are available.

Lew

[Swingman]

Like Lew said, "bendable plywood" is available at most suppliers around here, although it's not very pretty for a finished product unless you're painting.

You must also use some type of method/structure to "set" the shape, otherwise the flexibility remains in the end product.

Why not? You have a table saw, it is very easy to do, albeit a bit time consuming in its repetitive nature.

Besides, "kerfing" it yourself is the only way I know to be able to use the exact plywood desired for the project.

Quite a bit of "kerfing for shape" in 3/4" plywood was done on this project a couple of years back:

[SonomaProducts.com]

an S-shaped form. The form would be about an 8-inch sandwich The top is a large filch of white oak. Has anyone any experience with bendable plywood? I've found these folks online:

and there is a di stributor close enough to warrant a visit.

Kerfing sucks. Bendable ply is used all the time in cabinet shops. You need to build a frame for it to sit on because it is like a wet noodle. You can get ply that bends in the 4' direction or the 8' direction. I prefer the 8 ' direction because it is fun seeing guys try to carry it.