Does anyone else hate planking with basswood?

[bigcreekdad]

I know it's primarily for underplanking, but I find it a pain to try to bend...both ways. And it breaks easily IMO. Maybe if they made it thinner. Thoughts from others?

Edited December 17, 2023 by bigcreekdad

[allanyed]

If you are speaking about planking actually I find it much easier to bend, including edge bending, than boxwood, pear, and other harder species.   It is easier to work if pre-bent with heat.  If soaked for some hours and then bent and heated it is even easier.  Have you watched the four You Tube videos by Chuck Passaro on proper planking techniques? He shows how to taper the breadth of the planks at each bulkhead or frame and how to pre-bend them so there is little or no bending of the plank on the model itself.

Allan

Edited December 17, 2023 by allanyed

[bigcreekdad]

Allan.....must be me.

[mtaylor]

5 hours ago, bigcreekdad said:

Allan.....must be me.

Depending on the age of the kit, it could be very dried out wood.  Warm to hot water just keep ckecking the bending and also keep the water hot.   Don't rush the process.