I chose the direction of creating an elegant but feasible clock which could easily be packaged shipped and put together by the consumer.
Bent lamination clock supplies.
Here s how i did it.
The concept is actually pretty simple.
Upon first looking at this fishing net you might think there is some compliacted steam bending involved in its construction.
Your non woodworking friends will look at these bent lamination desk clocks and think you are some kind of magician.
The reality is it is a really easy project and a lot of fun.
This fishing net plan is the perfect plan to get introduced to bent laminations.
This clock comes from the pages of wood magazine and the editors there have kindly published the plans and patterns for free for anyone who.
Made out of 14 cedar 2x4s and a lot of epoxy this bent lamination hammock stand was easier to build than i expected.
Bent lamination clock objective.
The drawback here is that you lose a lot of material to the kerf of the sawblade.
This design comes straight from the pages of wood magazine issue 182 and i want to thank lucas peters for partnering with me and making the full article including full.
Its a great introduction to bent lamination techniques.
Preparing the thin pieces for a lamination involves resawing a piece on the tablesaw or bandsaw.
So easy in fact that my plans consisted of a sketch on a post it note.
Pictured left you can see a closeup of one of the rockers on my maloof inspired rocker.
Springback is not a major concern when making a bent lamination especially if you use a rigid polyurethane or resin based adhesive.
So your best bet with heavilyt curved parts is to either steam bed the material to shape or do a bent lamination.