Bent Lamination Forms

[@FoneBone27]

the camera on the wood moving around from one maskin to the next was COOL, love it

[@Esiggies]

I don't think I will ever get sick of watching your video's you have me hock line and sinker. Great Work

[@peterbennett5356]

Laminating is probably my favourite method for curves, and you show how, extremely well. Thank you very much

[@tompalmer334]

don't know if I will ever use your jigs or ever make a chair but watching you do this project makes me understand why custom furniture is si expensive I enjoyed watching start to finish

[@ronstar8857]

An outstanding video! Thanks so much for taking the time and sharing your extensive woodworking knowledge and experience.

[@bearkatwood6354]

Thank you for watching, I appreciate it very much.

[@zakrizo]

Wonderful instructional video. Perfect amount of instruction and examples without the need to try to be funny (funny is a skill ill suited to many KZbinrs).this video made me subscribe.

[@periodcraftsmen]

A single coat of epoxy on the mdf form works amazing. Great video. Learn a few things which is great! Thank you for sharing.

[@larrys639]

Outstanding video. You are a master craftsman, and we appreciate you taking the time to share this process.

[@bearkatwood6354]

Thank you so much for those very kind words. Much appreciated.

[@frankingram3382]

I enjoyed this video right much. I have never seen how bent lamination forms were made and used, thanks for the lesson. God Bless my friend.

[@larscw74]

I worked with MFD when I still lived in Holland, in my parents garage, my mom would kick me out of the kitchen and tell me that I had to brush myself off first before I could come back in the house. Thank you for sharing this process. I do not think i would have bolt the parts together or put any finish on them. So thanks for that too, it's good to know.

[@richardgurney8098]

My wife tells me the same thing🤣

[@MikeKapotsy]

awesome job detailing the process Brian. I've used this method twice before while forming a headboard rail for two cribs I built for my sons. It was a learning process, but turned out well. Thanks for sharing your method.

[@bearkatwood6354]

+Mike Kapotsy Cool, Thanks for watching Mike.

[@SWhite-hp5xq]

Awesome video mate... nice, clear and concise.. just as they should be 👍🏽👍🏽

[@robertevans6481]

Seriously awesome information ....you make it look so simple,but the finer details is what makes it work easy. Great job.

[@budbirkenseer5277]

Well done. Nice attention to detail on the actual form, which would be the key element toward a final product. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@Aldroid0]

Amazing content. Thanks for taking the time to make this

[@lylekobberstad8571]

Great video and very informative. Not sure I will ever want or need to do any bent lamination but if I do, I will definitely be watching this video again. I like the way you present your content. Ok, I watched for a second time and now you've got me interested in attempting this. Thank you for the inspiration.

[@rickl.orchids]

......a great show with tons of good info, look forward to the next one!

[@bigdavemills]

Thank you for the in depth video explaining the physical process and mental as well. Subscribed. Thanks!

[@chadburke852]

Great stuff! Wish I had found this before I began my trial and error learning. Thanks.

[@fryefoto]

Nice work, Brian. I really like the alignment bars. Great aid. Thanks for sharing.

[@duminicad]

Loved everything you’ve done in this video, absolutely brilliant, background music was great, fade out when you spoke, camera work, brilliant!

[@bearkatwood6354]

Thank you very much, very much appreciate it. I try to make something worth watching. Thanks so much.

[@duminicad]

I can only imagine the amount of effort that went into it, and most likely I'm way off, thanks for the experience!

[@AG_DIAZ]

Oh man, you're an artist of wood. Really it's a nice work. Thanks for share!

[@dansbeedesigns]

Excellent video! Thanks so much for taking the time to put together a great video.

[@hardnox6655]

That was a wonderful video and very informative. Thanks for sharing. I have made some bent laminations over the last two years and despite my best efforts they turned out great. I really like your forms. Mine were a single arc then dozens of clamps with blocks. Yours are much more efficient especially with repeat work.

[@bearkatwood6354]

Thank you very much.

[@rude5abik]

Nice job man.proud to be a carpenter

[@KitoMarchetaria]

Awesome work ! Thank’s for sharing !

[@mattgoodman3706]

Great video and information. Quickly become one of my favorite channels, keep up the great work and content.

[@YTcustomchris]

Wow you make some fantastic looking pieces! Great Job

[@markfoster8603]

great vid and love the old movie rental shelves repurposed.

[@nocturno4191]

quedó muy buena la grabacion al momento de poner la camara en la mader. realmente bueno, gracias por compartir

[@bearkatwood6354]

Gracias por ver.

[@simplediyr]

I used a similar method of cutting and laminating thin pieces of wood to make curves. This was back in 2006 when I was building game tables. I used nails to shape the circles for the aprons. Worked great. For me laminating to bend the wood worked best. I tried steam bending and I could never get the results I wanted.

[@stevedady4048]

A really great informative and well put together video. It has helped me tremendously with a new project I've taken on, thanks

[@bearkatwood6354]

Great to hear, thanks for watching.

[@machudocajons]

thanks, great production on this video. your process is great, super creative. I am needing to make a few arch topped cajon drums. i came across 15 pcs. 5'x5' bending birch ply.. been waiting for the oppurtunity to do it..looked for good references of process.. yours was great.. again thank you, j.

[@bearkatwood6354]

Thank you very much, I would love to see your drum when you get done with it. Send me some pictures if you like to [e-mail]

[@vigilante004]

Thank You! Your's is the best explanation and example that I have found as of yet. I have had decent luck with my steam bending so far, but have not tried bent laminations. I can't wait to find a project that requires this technique. Just building the form seems like a lot of fun.

[@bearkatwood6354]

Glad you liked it, Thanks.

[@greenville39w]

Please stop the music, please. I can watch it with that playing in the back ground

[@BradleyMakesThings]

Thanks so much for that! Just found your channel by way of this video and am looking forward to checking out the rest of your videos.

[@charlesblithfield6182]

Thanks for the video. Learned a lot.

[@robbysearle]

Excellent work, well presented. Thank you!

[@cptinstaller01]

great work , hope you keep up the videos !!!!!

[@ShogunJimi]

I liked this very much - thanks for posting

[@davomontgomeryda3rd]

Man you do excellent work! And your vids are always so well done & really informative as they are inspirational! Thanks for sharing.

[@bearkatwood6354]

Thank you so much.

[@GuysShop]

Great info and those forms are really well engineered. Thanks for sharing your process Brian!

[@MikeMerzke]

Very helpful video! I have a couple projects that I am looking at using bent lamination and this will come in handy!

[@kittynoyle5236]

You sure have good looking forms. We should make some new chairs for the house, hint hint.

[@bearkatwood6354]

+Kitty Noyle When the teenagers no longer live here! ;) Then new chairs it is. Those little humans are hard on stuff.

[@TimRoyalPastortim]

Outstanding and helpful video... THANKS!

[@MattFriedrichs]

Great info. Thanks for posting and sharing.

[@artconnolly9519]

I was just gonna start practicing on some smaller stuff. this video was exactly what I needed. Thanks brother all your work is beautiful. ;)

[@grahamstephenson1505]

Excellent video- thanks very much

[@bertlamontagne2513]

Vraiment un bon vidéo, j'ai appris beaucoup merci !!!

[@BlueOceanDesigns]

Bent lamination can be so flexible in it's use. Also love the process and your chair design.. Great stuff and keep it up :)

[@bearkatwood6354]

Thanks for watching!

[@mariobezerra8406]

Adorei sua maneira de apresentação e técnica. Muito bom!

[@bearkatwood6354]

Muito obrigado

[@samlogosz2159]

Thanks for your time.

[@Lenb1196]

Thank you from Holland 👍

[@milkhousecustomwoodworks4368]

Great video man. You have one new subscriber.

[@thomastieffenbacherdocsava1549]

Thanks, Just subscribed. I've seen your mark and now your skill.

[@mattmaxey5864]

Im jealous you cut straighter free hand with a band saw than I do with a fence on my table saw

[@danpryde5503]

Great lesson, thanks mate!

[@TJSWOODWORKINGSHOP]

Very good stuff my brother and nicely made i like it :)

[@m4u11]

Good stuff man.

[@josezavala2679]

Thanks you to share, it is very insparing.

[@2leys]

Spring back formula correction: Y= Spring back X= Arch Height N= Number of layers Y= X/N*N BIG difference.

[@bearkatwood6354]

You are absolutely correct, thanks for catching that. I don't think I can change it in the video, but I will put a disclaimer in the description. Sorry I had that written down wrong. I knew what it was but somehow wrote it incorrectly. Thanks.

[@parmeetsingh4763]

Master, please teach me master!! I have like 5% knowledge and I wanna be a craftsman like you.

[@WoodByWright]

what! No explosions. great instruction. I have a project coming up or I might just use that. looking forward to seeing those chairs

[@bearkatwood6354]

+Wood By Wright Me too ;)

[@bearkatwood6354]

+BearKat Wood Oh, and BOOM!!

[@raflonoce]

Congratulations on your job, you are really good; I will copy some of your indications. raffaele from Parma

[@phooesnax]

Nice work

[@michaelflynn6178]

Very helpful Thankyou

[@GnatManAllinCoIronWorks]

Awesome Build! Loved it,Thank you for sharing. C-Ya!,,,,Peace!

[@chweatherl]

Man... I miss your videos. Hope you're doing well.

[@bearkatwood6354]

doing alright, been busy living. Had plans to do more videos, but just never works out right for me. Thank you for watching my madness ;)

[@CafeenMan]

It's probably not as funny as I think it is, but I'd laugh if you sawed your camera in half. :) Nice work. I've done a little curved laminating and really like how it turns out.

[@jo3lsilvaracidesigner946]

Thank You!

[@RamiJames]

that was fantastic. subcribed!

[@productdesignermaker]

Nice video

[@bronsonmcdonald5473]

I enjoyed ur vid very much. Would you be open to slowing down the show a bit to show ur 'cleanup' of the pieces with the spokeshave and any other hand tools u r using. Maybe boring for some but I love that part and hand tools.

[@jetsettergeorge2675]

Thank you

[@Paoson_Woodworking]

well done!

[@NotJustSawdust]

Yes! This video was helpful!

[@hotmanmogayakinsitompul6805]

Amazing...

[@elizabethkirkeide2458]

Good music choices.

[@colinlye280]

Is there a reason why you could not use grease paper rather than oiling the MDF as an alternative way to stop it from sticking to the form Ie the glue?

[@bearkatwood6354]

+Colin Lye The finish I used wasn't oil but a wipe on poly (which is derived from oil, but that's another matter ;) I use the plastic wrap instead of grease paper just because it is a product I keep in the shop and use on lots of different crafts. I don't want to use any product on the form that could cause issues with the finish on the slats down the road.

[@mrigankalean]

very good...

[@bearkatwood6354]

Thank you.

[@gateway8833]

Have you ever tried using fire hose as a clamp? Another method that works for flat items like Shields is a vacuum bag used for fiber glass.

[@bearkatwood6354]

I have not used them as most pieces I laminate are a bit wider than the hoses. They work great for thinner work and are used in bow making quite a bit. I could see how they would work very well for rocking chair skids as well. Thanks.

[@luciocarrozzo6738]

Hi Brian, Great bending vids, thank you. Subscribed. Which is the better wood to use to do bending with and without steaming?? I believe that with steaming one csn use most woods, not sure if quite right so asking. look forward to your comments

[@bearkatwood6354]

True, most air dried lumber will bend to some degree.Kiln dried has had the lignin cured and it doesn't like to be bent. Air dried white oak and ash are the preferred woods. Experiment with the woods you plan to use on your project to see which works best for you. This is a fun video using a bag to steam bend which I would like to try. kzbin.info/www/bejne/a2HYiYOGqZ1gjKs Thanks for subscribing.

[@colinlye280]

Thanks BearKat.

[@rongoldberg8174]

I am trying to make a outdoor lounge chair that incorporates bent wood lamination. Can I send you a photo ? Not sure what species to use. I have used Easter Red Cedar (aka Virginia Cedar) for outdoor projects in the past and finished with General Finishes outdoor products with success. Wondering if I should use a harder wood for middle ply or even if that matters. Where/how can I send you a photo? Ron Goldberg/McLean VA

[@fataram]

Thank you for the video, I learnt a lot from you. I just have one question, what diameter did youuse to make your lamination form which you use for seat backs?

[@bryantull7596]

Is it needed to cut the thinness of the laminate from the forms? Can’t the forms just be moved appart? I’m making a 18” wide bench top and am figuring out how to make the 24’ long form

[@bearkatwood6354]

You need to take into account the thickness the laminate will be and remove that from the form. If you don't it won't have even pressure over the bend as it has a different radius on the outside of the bend then the inside.

[@tri11est]

What is the brand of the clamps you used at the 6:00 mark? I’ve been looking to get some like those!

[@bearkatwood6354]

Those are bessey quick clamps, you can find them on amazon. www.amazon.com/Bessey-DUO30-8-12-Inch-DuoKlamp-Spreader/dp/B0002H49OE/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1519604032&sr=8-6&keywords=bessey+quick+clamp They do ok for the first few months, but they are like most clamps being made recently and kind of disposable as they wear out with enough use. I have quite a few of them and I do like them, but they wear out over time.

[@Diamondback338]

Nice video... but get yourself a small 2” glue roller that you wash out and reuse and leave the little brush for cleaning up joints.

[@bearkatwood6354]

I was lazy and didn't clean it up for that shot gluing up the form, but you see it at 10:35 make an appearance. Thanks.

[@michaelkraxberger6943]

How can you make wide stops without a bandsaw

[@bearkatwood6354]

I am guessing you meant wide strips? A bandsaw is pretty much the best tool for that, but you can use a table saw to some extent. Ordering veneers would also be an option.

[@frontbum420]

When using the compass is that just to ensure that there is enough room for your stock material thats being bent has enough room between the to cauls when being sandwiched?

[@bearkatwood6354]

Yes, when you make a bending form you have to keep in mind that the inside curve and outside curve will have differing diameters that will be determined by the thickness of the stock in the form.

[@priyaananth9957]

How about say, printing the CAD profile in 1:1, on normal paper, sticking the paper to MDF and cutting out the patterns, instead of sketching it out on MDF?

[@TheArtpimp36]

Thank you for the most informative vid I have ever seen in a while. I am going to take a stab in the dark and ask if you are willing to help me with making a form for me. I have a 2 ft by 1 ft box that has a designed curve in the front. The side and the back is square however. I just need help with the curved side. I can not figure this one out. Is there anyway you could help me on this small project, please?

[@bearkatwood6354]

I would be happy to. If you send me an email with either pictures or a sketch then I can go through it with you. Thanks [e-mail]

[@AprendizAdulto]

for the back of the cafe chair...where did you get a thin slide that wide? I don't think my bandsaw can slice wide pieces like that.

[@bearkatwood6354]

It is shop sliced veneer, my bandsaw will resaw up to 13".

[@MaybeDave]

Thanks for the great video! Have you actually had a form blow out? I'm wondering if the bolts are necessary...

[@bearkatwood6354]

I have had one explode on me and the bolts may not be absolutely necessary, but when you use the form at least once a week and expect it to last years it is a helpful addition. When in doubt, build it stout.

[@blainerueckwald]

BearKat Wood I think the bolts are way overkill and provide more aggravation than protection by getting in the way during form preparation and clamping. If you had one explode I would be interested to know what caused it. I would suspect too much clamp pressure.

[@ronaldcharles9120]

Is there a specific app you use to create the layout?

[@bearkatwood6354]

Not really, I draw out the shapes and use the math of how many plys etc. the figure on spring back. It is pretty subjective depending on the area the part is to be used in.

[@scottmclean4237]

what type of wood can I start bending and experimenting with? how bout plywood cut into strips?

[@bearkatwood6354]

While there is "wiggle wood" or bendable plywood that you can use to create curved shapes. Plywood it is not suitable for steam/heat bending. It is like trying to make a steak out of a hot dog, it is just too over processed. You can use smaller scrapes of hardwood and nuke them in your microwave to experiment with heat bending. Or make a small steam box and use a tea pot on your kitchen counter. Just be sure it vents steam and doesn't turn into a bomb ;) Again it comes to wood choice. There are several species that do better. If you have any questions on the species you wish to try consult www.wood-database.com/ and remember that air dried wood will do better than kiln dried because the lignin has been cooked once already, not to say it can' be bent. It just doesn't want to be as cooperative. I hope this helps, best of luck. A good resource on the subject is the book/dvd combo "Wood Bending Made Simple" by Lon Schleining.

[@scottmclean4237]

Thanks a lot. Much appreciated

[@beartenon888]

I tend to rush things and your video reinforced my need to slow down and do it right. I did my first bent lamination 20 years ago and learned the hard way to not use PVA glue. I'm now using Titebond III for most of my glue-ups but haven't tried it for bent lamination. I've used a urea-based glue but I would prefer Titebond III. What is your glue preference and why?

[@bearkatwood6354]

I do like titebond 3 and plastic resin glues. thanks.

[@LaloweFlores]

Excellent. What is the name of the song from minute 8.10

[@bearkatwood6354]

Oh yeah, that's a fun one. I had fun making that part. It is "Jazz in Paris" by Media Right Productions and is on the KZbin audio library. Thanks for watching.

[@TheNeilb123]

I'm curious how much time you spend on making your gluing fixtures. Sometimes it seems like I spend more time building jigs and fixtures than I actually do building my finished product. Do you find that it's worth your time to build fixtures like your slat fixture in the video for 'one-off' projects or is it only economical for something you will use time and time again? Sorry for the somewhat nebulous, interview type question. I'm just trying to get more productive in the shop.

[@bearkatwood6354]

Slippery slope questions, ah yes. ;) For a one off situation only if it looks like there is no way I would ever repeat the build then I might just try to approach it without the jig in mind. For most projects I do, I like to approach it like I am going to make 100 of them and work thru the process to make every step easy and fit well. It may take more time to make the jigs sometimes than the project, but it can ease some of the headaches in the build and if you do make more than one it is well worth it. Hope that helps. Thanks for watching.

[@edadpops1709]

Im enjoying your vids and music,although slightly to much in front of the mix.I build templates from mdf ,hate the stuff!!!! Never thought about using a spoke shave on mdf. Great tip ill try it out.

[@tylerpitts3312]

hey man i really love youre work , you have a smart setup for getting these together but i was thinking about starting a small skateboard companyuld mdf molds do you think that would be fine. alot of people sayu you need close to 2 tons of pressure , laminate would be just 7 veneer plys together

[@bearkatwood6354]

I have wanted to try that myself. You could use a bottlejack and make a press, make a two sided form out of wood and press them together, or you can make a form and use a vacuum bag like these guys. I would use a very strong glue as skateboards have to take a lot of abuse. Best of luck. kzbin.info/www/bejne/op-tgWeeeKiJqc0

[@bearkatwood6354]

And here is a link for a good source on making the form. diyskate.com/mold_02.html

[@tylerpitts3312]

i have read that a two stage epoxy is stronger and lighter than normal wood glue but unsure of what i could use you would be able to help with that would you ?

[@bearkatwood6354]

West System makes good epoxy, but I don't do skateboards so I am probably not the one to ask. Sorry.

[@tylerpitts3312]

its alright thank you very much ill check them out, have a good day