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On 9 Jun 2006 12:18:42 -0700, wrote:

Hi,
I need to make some porthole liners for a barge and I was thinking of
steaming some wood strips. Size is approx 1.15m long - it is a 0.381m
diameter porthole - 60mm wide and 6 - 8 mm thick. I was thinking of
using mahogany or similar dark hard wood.

Can I bend steamed mahogany to this radius?? - or any other
suggestions??

Barge....mahogany?

Anyway, I'd go with Marine grade plywood. It is hard to find the stuff
below 1/4" but if the bend is too much you can make multiple scores on
the back side with a C-Saw set to a bit less than an 1/8".
You can find it in mahogany veneer as well.

J

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On 9 Jun 2006 12:18:42 -0700, wrote:

Hi,
I need to make some porthole liners for a barge and I was thinking of
steaming some wood strips. Size is approx 1.15m long - it is a 0.381m
diameter porthole - 60mm wide and 6 - 8 mm thick. I was thinking of
using mahogany or similar dark hard wood.

Can I bend steamed mahogany to this radius?? - or any other
suggestions??

Might be possible to soften laminations in a dishwasher (!)

Also 'pre bend' them on a former, so once dried they can be glued with
minimal further bending.

Also... make them over long then cut through both layers with a
slightly extended snap-off knife to get a decent butt joint on each.

cheers,
Pete.

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