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Woodworker's Guide to Bending Wood
Techniques, Projects, and Expert Advice for Fine Woodworking
Jonathan Benson
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Woodworker's Guide to Bending Wood
Techniques, Projects, and Expert Advice for Fine Woodworking
Jonathan Benson
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The art of bending wood confounds most woodworkers, yet it is surprisingly easy to do with the four basic methods in this complete guide. The techniques are presented in step-by-step photo sequences that leave nothing to the imagination and show woodworkers exactly how it's done: bending green wood or twigs, bending with heat or steam, and bending panels or laminations. There are seven step-by-step projects presented, including shaker boxes, a bow for an arrow, a rustic chair, the sides of a guitar, and bent panels used for tables and pedestals. All the necessary tools and equipment are discussed with an eye to budget and practicality, making this appeal to both amateur and professionals of all skill levels.
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CHAPTER 1
Bending Wood Then and Now
Green, fresh-cut branches bend easily, making them useful for constructing bows, baskets, and boats. Much later, bent wood became a popular way to construct furniture, and the methods for bending and stabilizing projects have grown. Craftsmen have long chosen wood-bending techniques for the beautiful results they give, and the added strength and economical use of materials they lend to a project.
A History of Bending Wood
Some type of wood bending has existed at least since the invention of the bow and arrow. For hundreds of years, boat builders have used wood bending to create the ribs that run across the width of boats (Figure 1-2), and bentwood bodies replaced hollowed out logs in the construction of stringed musical instruments by the mid-fifteenth century (Figure 1-3).
The Origins of Bentwood Furniture
Unlike the origins of some other bentwood forms, the first use of bentwood for furniture is hard to pin down. Some evidence, in the form of tomb paintings and relics, suggests the ancient Egyptians used the process (Figure 1-4). In some cases, they simply carved wood into a curved shape or used tree limbs that were already bent, and in other situations actually bent the wood themselves. The mystery continues into the fifth century B.C. in ancient Greece, in the form of the Klismos chair, which could have been constructed using bent members (Figure 1-5). No original chairs have survived, so the exact construction technique cannot be determined. Chairs with bentwood backs were made during the Middle Ages and by the eighteenth century, both steam bending and solid-wood laminate bending were well-known techniques.
The first widespread use of bentwood to construct furniture in the Western world was the Windsor chair in early eighteenth-century England. The Windsor chair had a curved back that gained strength from the curved wood connected to the seat (Figure 1-6). This was most likely done to save labor and material rather than for aesthetic reasons.
Bentwood Furniture and the Industrial Revolution
Wood bending for furniture really came into its own during the industrial revolution with the work of Michael Thonet, a German-Austrian furniture maker and industrialist. His elegant and simple designs were enormously popular in the mid-nineteenth century (Figure 1-7). Thonet experimented with bending solid wood and laminates, and developed a practical production method for bending using steam along with steel compression straps. By the mid-1800s, manufacturer J. & J. Kohn became Thonet’s chief rival, opening several factories internationally, employing an estimated 6,000 people and producing more than 7,000 pieces of furniture daily. The company’s growth and the expiration of Thonet’s patent for his wood-bending process led to the manufacture of large quantities of bentwood furniture by many manufacturers. The curvilinear shapes of bentwood also lent themselves to the emerging Art Nouveau style (Figure 1-8). The use of bentwood became popular for several reasons, including the efficient use of labor and material, the added strength of bentwood, and aesthetics.
Plywood
The next revolution in wood bending came with the development of plywood. In 1865, John Mayo first patented ...
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APA 6 Citation
Benson, J. (2009). Woodworker’s Guide to Bending Wood ([edition unavailable]). Fox Chapel Publishing. Retrieved from https://www.perlego.com/book/2088483/woodworkers-guide-to-bending-wood-techniques-projects-and-expert-advice-for-fine-woodworking-pdf (Original work published 2009)
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Benson, Jonathan. (2009) 2009. Woodworker’s Guide to Bending Wood. [Edition unavailable]. Fox Chapel Publishing. https://www.perlego.com/book/2088483/woodworkers-guide-to-bending-wood-techniques-projects-and-expert-advice-for-fine-woodworking-pdf.
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Benson, J. (2009) Woodworker’s Guide to Bending Wood. [edition unavailable]. Fox Chapel Publishing. Available at: https://www.perlego.com/book/2088483/woodworkers-guide-to-bending-wood-techniques-projects-and-expert-advice-for-fine-woodworking-pdf (Accessed: 15 October 2022).
MLA 7 Citation
Benson, Jonathan. Woodworker’s Guide to Bending Wood. [edition unavailable]. Fox Chapel Publishing, 2009. Web. 15 Oct. 2022.