Help bending wood for cap rail.

[Paul0367]

Has any one tried to bend Manzonia timber 6mm x 2mm, I need to bend it quite sharp for capping my bulwarks, Constructo Victory. Hot water doesn't work as its very dense, it is listed on the web as steam bendable. Has anyone achieved this without it splintering

[Chuck]

Something lik e that is better cut from a wide piece to the proper shape.

 

 

Chuck

[Jim Lad]

Chuck is spot on.  Trying to bend wood of that size is a sure lesson in frustration.

 

John

[HIPEXEC]

Welcome to the Constructo can't-bend-the-wood club. Making that curve might better be done by cutting it out or bending smaller pieces and fabricating the bend to size. I did that with my Constructo USS Constitution.

[russ]

I agree with Chuck and John. Get a wider sheet from the local hobby or craft shop and cut out the proper shape. It will look better and there will be less frustration.

 

Russ

[Paul0367]

Cheers guys, Ha ha contructo can't - bend - the -wood club, really would prefer my membership be cancelled. The other issue with that timber is colour shades

[src]

Paul, I am another member of the Constructo "cant bend the color miss-matched wood." The others are right, wider planks and cut them out. Hobby Mill or the Lumber yard can help you out with some wider planks if you want Manzonia, otherwise Russes suggestion of the hobby store.

[shihawk]

In my limited experience if ordering Manzonia order at least twice as much as you need as color variation does seem to be a common problem ,but may depend where you buy from .good luck 

[Paul0367]

Well thanks everyone, really this site is the best, thanks everyone for your feedback, I think I have achieved the impossible and managed my bends with the Manzonia strips. I finally bent them dry with the plank bender (crimp type) and a lot of patience. 

[Blue Pilot]

Great job it looks great.

[Paul0367]

I have finally finished the capping of my bulwarks, this job took so much longer than anticipated, took some super close ups

[wq3296]

Greetings Paul,

 

Glad to see you made it work. The first two kits I built were by Constructo. I found nothing wrong with them that a little patience and ingenuity couldn't cure. Constructo kits seem to be less expensive than others and, since you get what you pay for, the wood quality may not be up to the quality of higher priced kits. However, this should not be an excuse for a model that is not well done. Based on your photos it looks like you are doing a good job with the wood supplied.

 

wq3296