Bending 3/4" Poplar

If you're unable to soak it in water as suggested, or steam it, do you have the means to cut it into 1/8" thick strips? If so, you could try doing a glue-lamination by gluing the strips back together in your desired shape. You'll have to make a circular clamping jig though, but it's a fairly common way to make curved pieces.

Fri, Feb 16, 2007, 3:52pm snipped-for-privacy@charter.net (Gary=A0Brown) doth query: Hi, Is it possible to bend a 12" - 18" length of 3/4" poplar to a 24" radius without special equipment?

I suppose that would depend on what you mean by special equipment. If you cut enough kerfs you could make a bow.

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