this is such a cool look, and what a great idea to use wedges in the spaces that would otherwise be empty/filled with glue and turn them into a feature rather than a flaw to be covered up! i am definitely going to try this. and i love that you explained it in so much detail and gave variations on how to get it done with different tools and techniques!
i just tried this but with dense pine with some dense grains. the problem was that there is not even grain. small knots which makes weak points so if anyone wants to use pine, just think first. i a 1/4 of its thickness on the face and flipped over and did the same. the thing snapped easily. it was 0 degrees too in the garage lol.
Hmm not the ideal situation if you ask me… I hope my English is good enough for this one: The thing is; you need warmth or heat to soften the lignin and cellulose in the wood. The colder the stiffer… Hence why they steam wood 😉 But also knots and such don’t really add ‘ flexibility’ I do hope you make it work though. If you have any questions feel free to ask 😉
So, in reality, you could almost hide your bent kerf by using the same plywood goto the splines and make sure the core layers match the direction of the kerf bent piece. Thank you for the walkthrough and instructions!
You're welcome! Good luck and feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Oh and feel free to share your project on Instagram as well. I'm always curious :)
Ooh thanks 😊 we all have to somewhere right? But to be honest I’m not really looking at the numbers. I just love what I do and I’m happy to share what I know 😁
Hi. Very interesting video and nice result. I´ve seen a lot of kerf bending videos and tutorials and no work looked so original and nice. Now a question/suggestion. Wouldn´t it be easier and faster if you cut a long stripe of colored plywood, along the longer side, and then divide it into smaller pieces, instead of cutting small pieces one by one, in the short side of the board? Also you could give this long stripe the angled shape at once, instead of doing it so many times as you do with each small piece. Thanks!
Hi Dario, thanks for the nice feedback! Oh, totally! Especially if you work with more accessible wood species. You could also combine the Rainbowwood for the ends (for the visible parts) and fill in the middle part with glue or a cheaper kind of wood. Feel free to let me know if you give it a go. Happy building!
So as a first project, I think this would be too hard. But, what do you guys think of using coloured epoxy once already glued. Or do you think it would just bleed into the ply and make a mess? Also, this is awesome! So many people cover up ply, I have no idea why. I love the laminations, they really add to the look.
Can't believe I missed your message... Thanks! Yea, I really do love the look of plywood - especially with colours- as well. I think if used correctly, it really adds to the design.
Hehe thanks! If there’s anything I can do to make you hate kerf bending a little less, Feel free to shoot me a message! Trust me, once you get the hang of it, it’s fairly easy and it could even be fun 😉😅
Sorry for the late reply, it seems I missed a couple of comments. In this particular case I used regular wood glue since it was for an indoor project. But you should be able to use any glue. I’d prefer working with glue that has some working time though. You don’t want to rush a glue up like this 😉
se llama Rainbowwood. es una madera contrachapada que hago yo mismo. algunas personas también usan patinetas recicladas. Usé el traductor de Google para esto, espero que tenga sentido 😅 it's called Rainbowwood. it's a plywood i make myself. some people also use recycled skateboards. i used google translate for this, i hope it makes sense 😅
Hey Todd, I made a video on how I make my custom plywood: rainbowwood. It was one of my first videos so bare with me 😉 ruclips.net/video/-nP3IHz00aA/видео.html I’m selling the coloured veneers at rainbowwood.be You could indeed colour them yourself with dyes but you either need thin and small stock or bigger equipment. Feel free to contact me on IG if you have more questions.
Dude that's the most comprehensive video i saw about kerf bending! Thank you very much
Oh! That’s so nice to hear! Glad to help 😊 feel free to contact me if you have any questions 😁
Thank. You, this is a brilliant video. I love the way. You explain everything. Thank you.
You are so welcome! Hope it helps 😁
Hi, thanks for sharing this, so helpful, thanks!! greetings from Argentina,🙌👍👍👍
this is such a cool look, and what a great idea to use wedges in the spaces that would otherwise be empty/filled with glue and turn them into a feature rather than a flaw to be covered up! i am definitely going to try this. and i love that you explained it in so much detail and gave variations on how to get it done with different tools and techniques!
Oh that's so nice to read :) Thank you!
feel free to contact me with any questions or even better show us the end-result ;)
Happy building!
i just tried this but with dense pine with some dense grains. the problem was that there is not even grain. small knots which makes weak points so if anyone wants to use pine, just think first. i a 1/4 of its thickness on the face and flipped over and did the same. the thing snapped easily. it was 0 degrees too in the garage lol.
Hmm not the ideal situation if you ask me…
I hope my English is good enough for this one:
The thing is; you need warmth or heat to soften the lignin and cellulose in the wood. The colder the stiffer…
Hence why they steam wood 😉
But also knots and such don’t really add ‘ flexibility’
I do hope you make it work though. If you have any questions feel free to ask 😉
So, in reality, you could almost hide your bent kerf by using the same plywood goto the splines and make sure the core layers match the direction of the kerf bent piece. Thank you for the walkthrough and instructions!
That's a great idea, thank you.
Im going to give this a try on my current project. Thank you!
You're welcome!
Good luck and feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Oh and feel free to share your project on Instagram as well. I'm always curious :)
Very good information. Thank you for a great video. Steve
More then welcome Steve. I hope to be making more interesting and inspiring videos soon. ;)
Keep up your nice work 💪
Thanks, really appreciate it! If you have some tips or tricks to level up my YT game, feel free ;) I'm always eager to learn :)
this video game me an idea!!
Question, where do you get the color plywood?
I sell it at Rainbowwood.be 😉
What’s the idea? I’m always curious 😅
@@AtelierQube top secret but ill DM you on IG when I start it lol it actually gave me 2 ideas
@@JARMade Sweet! :)
Well... I'm now officially toooo curious haha
Can't wait to see what you come up with!
Happy to be your 800th subscriber!
Ooh thanks 😊 we all have to somewhere right?
But to be honest I’m not really looking at the numbers. I just love what I do and I’m happy to share what I know 😁
Hi.
Very interesting video and nice result. I´ve seen a lot of kerf bending videos and tutorials and no work looked so original and nice.
Now a question/suggestion.
Wouldn´t it be easier and faster if you cut a long stripe of colored plywood, along the longer side, and then divide it into smaller pieces, instead of cutting small pieces one by one, in the short side of the board?
Also you could give this long stripe the angled shape at once, instead of doing it so many times as you do with each small piece.
Thanks!
Hi Dario, thanks for the nice feedback!
Oh, totally! Especially if you work with more accessible wood species.
You could also combine the Rainbowwood for the ends (for the visible parts) and fill in the middle part with glue or a cheaper kind of wood.
Feel free to let me know if you give it a go. Happy building!
Thanks a lot for sharing this is a super cool technique
You’re welcome! Happy building 😉
So as a first project, I think this would be too hard. But, what do you guys think of using coloured epoxy once already glued. Or do you think it would just bleed into the ply and make a mess?
Also, this is awesome! So many people cover up ply, I have no idea why. I love the laminations, they really add to the look.
Can't believe I missed your message...
Thanks! Yea, I really do love the look of plywood - especially with colours- as well. I think if used correctly, it really adds to the design.
@@AtelierQube No worries, looks amazing :)
Super instructive, thank you!
It's a pleasure :) Let me know if you try it out!
Happy building!
Cool technique with stunning results, thanks for sharing.
Thanks for the feedback 😁
It’s my pleasure!
Feel free te let me know when you try it 😉
@@AtelierQube I may try it on a small project, though my skills are largely hitting things with a big hammer :)
@@dfn808 hehe you’d make a fine blacksmith then. Or maybe you are already? 😅
Either way ; happy building!
Great explanation David. I think I already hate kerf bending. I'll have to give it at least one more try with the wedgies though!
Hehe thanks! If there’s anything I can do to make you hate kerf bending a little less, Feel free to shoot me a message!
Trust me, once you get the hang of it, it’s fairly easy and it could even be fun 😉😅
What glue did you use on the kerf bends? Awesome works!
Sorry for the late reply, it seems I missed a couple of comments. In this particular case I used regular wood glue since it was for an indoor project. But you should be able to use any glue. I’d prefer working with glue that has some working time though. You don’t want to rush a glue up like this 😉
Awesome. Thanks for the tutorial.
More then welcome! Happy building!
looks great...
Thanks! Let me know if you try it for yourself 😉
Nice job! What is the large chisel you are using?
Ow so sorry, Richard. I totally missed this message.
It's a 40mm Bailey by Stanley. But any sharp chisel would work to be honest.
¿como se llama esa madera con los cantos de colores?
se llama Rainbowwood. es una madera contrachapada que hago yo mismo. algunas personas también usan patinetas recicladas.
Usé el traductor de Google para esto, espero que tenga sentido 😅
it's called Rainbowwood. it's a plywood i make myself. some people also use recycled skateboards.
i used google translate for this, i hope it makes sense 😅
@@AtelierQube Gracias.
Do you have a video on how you made the colored plywood? Did you use dyes?
Hey Todd, I made a video on how I make my custom plywood: rainbowwood. It was one of my first videos so bare with me 😉
ruclips.net/video/-nP3IHz00aA/видео.html
I’m selling the coloured veneers at rainbowwood.be
You could indeed colour them yourself with dyes but you either need thin and small stock or bigger equipment. Feel free to contact me on IG if you have more questions.
How easy would it be to use epoxy or resin to fill the gaps instead of using the splines?
It would be possible if you sealed the bottom while pouring the epoxy.
Ow! And if you heat up your epoxy a little bit, it will be more fluid. It will be easier to fill those small gaps
And the fibers around the cut will soak the color you use for the epoxy, so you should seal it with a clear epoxy first
Good point! And totally true.
Thanks for the input!
Just a comment. The soundtrack of farting trumpets was quite annoying and added nothing to the video.
very cool!