Bent Lamination using 1x6 yellow cedar

"Charles Spitzer" <[email protected]> wrote in
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>>I want to make a super-strong curved hammock stand using yellow cedar.
>> The most affordable wood I can find comes in 1x6 dimensions.
>>
>> The curve will have a radius of approx 8ft, total wood length of 19ft
>> and will be made of 8 layers of 1x6.
>>
>> Does this sound feasable? Or should I try to find some thinner
>> yellow cedar stock?
>>
>> If need be, would steam bending the wood help it form to the
>> lamination?
>>
>> Any thoughts would be appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Dave
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> you're going to have a lot of trouble bending 1x6 material. if you
> ripped it down to 1/4 to 1/2, and used a lot of glue and clamps and
> bent them around a form, you might be able to do it.
>

If you are going to resaw it anyway, look for larger, thicker stock. It
will tend to be higher quality, clearer of knots and twists.

An 8" thick hammock stand? I guess THAT won't move too easily. Take
pictures.

Patriarch

<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I want to make a super-strong curved hammock stand using yellow cedar.
> The most affordable wood I can find comes in 1x6 dimensions.
>
> The curve will have a radius of approx 8ft, total wood length of 19ft
> and will be made of 8 layers of 1x6.
>
> Does this sound feasable? Or should I try to find some thinner yellow
> cedar stock?
>
> If need be, would steam bending the wood help it form to the
> lamination?
>
> Any thoughts would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Dave

you're going to have a lot of trouble bending 1x6 material. if you ripped it
down to 1/4 to 1/2, and used a lot of glue and clamps and bent them around a
form, you might be able to do it.