Comments on: Bending Wood

By: Ric Ephraims.

Ric Ephraims. — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 08:30:00 +0000

what about a long length of wood, say finger jointed pine or treated pine, 45 by 45. is it able to be bent by wetting and clamping? or by steaming in a basin at point of arc, then wetting and clamping? cheers.

By: Garrett Boon

Garrett Boon — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 18:37:58 +0000

Matt, check out the rules for the International Bridge Building Contest. That will give you a good place to start: http://bridgecontest.phys.iit.edu/public/international/2011/international_rules

By: Matt bonner

Matt bonner — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 20:06:07 +0000

I am going to ITT- tech in KC, we want to have a bridge building contest. I was wondering if there is a standard set of rules and if so, can you e-mail them to me of tell me where I can find them.

Thank you,
Matt

By: Tips of building a bridge | Nathan's Blog

Tips of building a bridge | Nathan's Blog — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 06:59:43 +0000

[...] Basswood will bend easier than Balsa wood. Try steaming or soaking your wood to help it [...]

By: Jessica

Jessica — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:32:09 +0000

Is there a faster way of bending wood? THANK YOU FOR THE HELP!

By: James

James — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 17:05:27 +0000

Can you please post a picture of the mold?

By: Garrett Boon

Garrett Boon — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:41:56 +0000

Cris, yes. You could use this method to bend wood into a circle.

By: Cris

Cris — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:30:17 +0000

im not doing a balsa wood bridge project ( did it already) but is this also useful way for making the wood bend into a shape of a circle?

By: Ed Jolliffe

Ed Jolliffe — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:21:29 +0000

My arch will require me to glue my popsicle sticks together before I bend it. Will this work?

By: first timer

first timer — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 02:11:43 +0000

Hey Garret,

Can you post a picture or blueprint of the bridge. I would love to try it out