Woodworker's Guide to Bending Wood: Techniques, Projects, and Expert Advice for Fine Woodworking

Author:   Jonathan Benson
Publisher:   Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN:  

9781565233607


Pages:   192
Publication Date:   30 March 2009
Format:   Paperback
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Woodworker's Guide to Bending Wood: Techniques, Projects, and Expert Advice for Fine Woodworking


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Learn the basic methods for bending wood in this comprehensive guide that includes bending green wood, bending with heat or steam, bending panels and laminations. Demonstration projects will take you through the process step-by-step, and include shaker boxes, a bow for an arrow, a rustic chair, and more.

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Author:   Jonathan Benson
Publisher:   Fox Chapel Publishing
Imprint:   Fox Chapel Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   0.721kg
ISBN:  

9781565233607


ISBN 10:   1565233603
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   30 March 2009
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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&nbsp; <br> I&rsquo;m sure we&rsquo;ve all looked at the gentle curve of a chair leg or the severe bends of a violin&rsquo;s sides and wondered how it was done. This book by Jonathan Benson takes the mystery out of wood bending and reveals to the woodworker how it was accomplished. This isn&rsquo;t a book on furniture making or a collection of projects utilizing formed or bent wood elements. Rather, it focuses primarily on the mechanics of bending wood. Whether it be for the curved leg of a table, the side of a guitar or violin, the spring of a bow, the oval of a Shaker box and more, this book probably describes how it was done. Strictly speaking, it isn&rsquo;t a project book because, although Benson does include plans for things like a Shaker box and a willow wood chair, other projects focus only on the bent elements of larger items like the sides of a guitar or the legs of a chair. The real strength of this volume lies in its excellent overview of the whole topic of bending and


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Jonathan Benson is a professional furniture maker who specializes in contemporary curved pieces with extensive veneer figures. A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, he has won numerous prestigious design awards and is the author of Wood Art Today. He lives in Des Moines, Iowa.

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