Bending wood for furniture...tips, tricks and techniques.

Bent Wood Table // Bent Lamination // Dining Table… In this video, I decide to bend some wood. There are various ways to accomplish bent lamination, such as steam bending, kerf cutting or the method I used which is to cut a series of thin wood laminations to bend around a form and glue them all together. It's a time consuming task, but well worth the effort. A bent lamination detail adds nice visual interest and can really enhance the appeal and value of a piece of furniture. It opens up a whole new design aesthetic to incorporate into your furniture designs. I'm certainly NOT an expert, but I think I learned quite a bit on this project to help me on any future projects that will require bending lamination to give a bent wood look. Well, I probably learned even more because I had to build it TWICE!! Stay tuned to the end of the video to find out why I had to build two tables. #bentwoodtable #bentlamination #kjsawdust #bendingwood

0:00 Intro and bloopers
0:31 Building the forms
2:51 Re-sawing the bent laminations
4:29 Building the center post
5:50 Building the top and bottom sections of the base
8:23 Pre-bending the laminations
9:19 Final modifications to the bending form
9:47 Bending and gluing up the first bent lamination
11:47 Trimming the laminations to final size
13:26 First dry fit
13:32 Fitting the curved laminations to the center post and base
14:16 Installing the recessed adjustable feet
15:10 Hardware installation and final details
16:09 Final surface prep and finish application
17:37 Why I built 2 tables
18:26 Final glamour shots and outro
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[poppy.fishing]

As a young man around 40 years ago my father took me to a local lumber jack and horse show in the hills of Appalachia Kentucky. That was when I was introduced to wood turning. It was a treadle style wood lathe with a sapling as in your video. The craftsman was building tables and chairs all from hand tools starting with logs he used no nails, screws, or glue. We watched for hours! I was very impressed! Thank you for reminding me of a great day with my Dad.

[plasmac]

The craftsmanship on this is just astounding. This isn't just a piece of furniture this is a work of art. Most people will sit at that table and never have any clue how much skill, knowledge, and hard work went into building that.

[martincox]

I’m an experienced woodworker and have made many laminated forms as well as steamed. I have nothing but praise for your methodology; it’s exactly how my processes have evolved. It was quite late on that you confirmed that your walnut was air dried - that’s quite important as kiln dried timber can/usually does take bends and steaming quite differently.

Separately to the methodology is the design. That’s very personal but I, personally, think your base is very elegant. Sturdy but not chunky. To my eyes. I’d have that in my house.

Good clear guidelines so that people can quite easily follow your process.

[midori]

A true master makes their craft seem easy. Somehow this appeared to be a breeze to fabricate…you’re a genuine virtuoso.

[rareword]

Good job. No annoying background music, excellent presentation, clear instructions and remarkable workmanship

[Merennulli]

Love the 4 paw inspection your assistant gives your work. I can hear the thought process. "This material would make a very nice box for me to sit in, but I guess it looks ok as a table too."

[SmokeFlame]

That is certainly a beautiful table. So well built and explained. It also brings back memories for me because the bending process was similar to what I did about 20 years ago. A friend of mine taxied his homeuilt aircraft into the side of a hangar door. The rounded wingtip was crushed. He and I made a template from the opposite wing and flipped it over to make a pattern. We used Sitka Spruce cutting 1/8 strips. It turned out beautifully. Of course it was not as thick as yours and the curve was not as acute, but after planing, sanding and recovering, the tip was perfect. He was flying again in short order. Thanks for your video. I really enjoyed it.

[hhhsks]

This is amazing! New woodworker here. I hope to someday start making stuff as beautiful as this

[KenFitzgerald-pn]

Thanks for the inspiration! Retired from an electronics background, your sharing of techniques and design ideas with the public is such a wonderful help for those of us who are aspiring to become accomplished woodworkers!

[andrebourque]

Really nice piece of work. Good for you for not losing your mind when the customer decided it was not what they wanted.

[garyrobinson]

I am very glad that you decided to restart your youtube journey. I love the way you add a little humor to your vids. Keep up the great work.

[jessicaannes]

Keith, this build is absolutely gorgeous!! The wood-bending is what brought me to this video. It would be awesome if you could do a tutorial on making a reusable form/mold for extra large, round and tapered concrete planters. I only find videos on planter molds that are squared or rectangular.

[ErrBuzz]

That's what I'm talking about!!! You are the champion of woodworking videos with that kind of narrative!!!))) Thanks for the art of both woodworking and narration!!?

[peterford]

Having been a carpenter for 35 plus years building homes and some furniture for myself and family, I sure as hell know you can spend many hours per piece of furniture or project, especially when each one is your prototype. Nice job by the way 👍. I never worked with too much quality dimensional lumber . Couldn't always afford it for personal pieces. So pine, cedar, fur, spruce and some hardwoods were my limit. .🤐. But, a little stain can do miracles.

[etem.a.]

I cant believe... You are quite a gentleman.. you took your time and respond to like all the comments.... Thats awesome...

[hamb]

Just remarkable and outstanding workmanship. Every one of your calculated methods speak loudly of how great of a craftmanship you are.

[thirumanik]

What am I doing without subscribing to this channel? Man, you make it seem so easy!!! One of the best wood working channels!!

[averagejoesworkshop]

You, sir, do exceptional work, and your humor is relatable and on point. Well done.

[cuervojones]

That walnut is just beautiful! I know it's no longer popular, but I still LOVE it!

[MonChouMoiToi]

UNBELIEVABLE.. !! Congratulations (Not Sponsored), for your Art, Technique, Design and work. This is the fourth time in two years that I come back to ADMIRE.... never had enough. So I had to comment, at last...Thank you for letting us admire..