Mike Corwin Posted October 17, 2014 Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 Hi - I'm doing a cabinet piece where the sides are tapered and need to figure out how to edge it. The first 30" from the floor the cabinet sides are 14" deep, and then they taper to 10" at the top of the sides (in other words, not a consistent taper). I want to cover the plywood edges with solid ¼ wood and ideally I'd like to use one long piece of edging to follow the taper of the sides. I can clamp the ¼" edging to the taper angle of the sides and get it to bend, but wanted to know if this ok to do or if I would need to steam bend the edging first before clamping and gluing it in place. Thanks for any advice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted October 17, 2014 Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 We're not ignoring you Mike, just a lot of people unsure of the correct answer, like myself. I'm sure others will chime in with an opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwacker Posted October 17, 2014 Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 You should not have an issue but Walnut is brittle. To be safe put a couple drops of water on the back of your banding. Take a single edge razorblade and beat it in across the grain at the bend 1/2 to 2/3 the way through and pull back out. Apply your banding as usual. This just gives the fibers some place to go rather than bunching up. The cut will not be visible. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted October 17, 2014 Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 Yep, that will do the trick for you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Corwin Posted October 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 Just to be clear, are you applying water only at the bend or throughout? Also you're talking about tapping the razor blade in with a mallet or something similar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted October 17, 2014 Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 Water at the bend . Utility knife blade/ razor knife blade tap it in w smaller or a scrap of wood. Do a test on scrap first ! To see how it bends and how deep you need to cut.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombarde16 Posted October 17, 2014 Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 Have you tried dry clamping a piece of walnut in place? If so, did it break or not make good contact in any areas? Eyeballing it from the photo, I say just go for it. No water, no steam, no kerfing, just clamps and glue. Biggest issue would be to have a good set of cauls to a.) distribute the force and b.) give some grip and traction so the clamps don't slip along the taper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Corwin Posted October 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 Thanks for the advice everyone. I actually was able to dry clamp a piece in place without any cracking but may end up doing the water and little kerfing just for my own piece of mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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