Kerfing Hardwood Letters

They re made by kerf bending plywood from a single sheet.

Kerfing hardwood letters. You can fill it and if you want to disguise the kerfing either mix sawdust in with the glue well so i ve heard but when i tried it it looked pretty crap or use an appropriate wood filler. As you might expect the solid woods that bend the best using steam or thin. My in laws got a new couch and it came with a bunch of ottomans ottomen which meant there was no longer any room for a coffee table. The hardwood material thickness varies from 3 4 to 13.

It is possible to bend wood even without applying heat or steam. Disguise the kerfing by mixing glue and sawdust to fill the spaces that are found in bent wood. They can be used to match furniture or trim and work great for interiors with a nice natural look. We offer hardwood letters in solid alder hickory maple and walnut in any letter style.

Draw an index line on the fence so the distance from the line to the blade equals the desired spacing between the kerfs. To fix the kerfing i tend to use lots of glue. You can use kerfing and lamination methods two effective and equally popular wood bending techniques. And with some materials such as plywood and particleboard it may be the only way to bend them successfully.

These hardwood sign letters enhance walls with a sophisticated twist on our best selling wood letters. Most materials used in the shop can be kerf bent. Of course you can also accentuate the effect by using a contrasting wood filler. Wait for the glue to harden completely before using it for any project.

It s also easy to align the kerfs to an indexing line drawn on the fence.