How do you go about bending (steaming) a baseboard?
I have this baseboard http://www.bauhaus.se/sockel-furu-15x95x2400mm-2698.html.
And you can see in the attached image how it looks at my place.
I have asked at Bauhaus where I bought the baseboard and also at other hardware stores but no one seems to know anything about this.
Is there anyone here who has knowledge about this and has tips on how to do this nicely?
Grateful for answers
I have this baseboard http://www.bauhaus.se/sockel-furu-15x95x2400mm-2698.html.
And you can see in the attached image how it looks at my place.
I have asked at Bauhaus where I bought the baseboard and also at other hardware stores but no one seems to know anything about this.
Is there anyone here who has knowledge about this and has tips on how to do this nicely?
Grateful for answers
Hello,
That doesn't look easy. I have no practical experience, I've only scoped out the theory a bit.
You can place the strip in a drainage pipe that you fill with steam. It should be in the steam for 1h/inch, so 12mm should suffice with 30 min.
Wood does not withstand tensile stress; when bending, you compress the wood. Classic bentwood chairs are made using steel bands, which ensure the wood is only compressed.
That doesn't look easy. I have no practical experience, I've only scoped out the theory a bit.
You can place the strip in a drainage pipe that you fill with steam. It should be in the steam for 1h/inch, so 12mm should suffice with 30 min.
Wood does not withstand tensile stress; when bending, you compress the wood. Classic bentwood chairs are made using steel bands, which ensure the wood is only compressed.
Steam cooking destroys painting. So make sure you have unpainted.
Thanks for the answers. The color doesn't matter since I'm planning to putty and paint all the moldings after installation to cover nail plugs and joints.
What I'm a bit worried about is whether the profiling on the molding will look strange when bent. However, I don't have many options, so I guess I'll just go for it.
The very old (flat) molding that was there before was notched all along the back like this: vvvvvvv. Probably to facilitate bending. Is this something that could help in my case?
Perhaps a bit difficult to perform on this profiled molding that has thin material on the upper half?
What I'm a bit worried about is whether the profiling on the molding will look strange when bent. However, I don't have many options, so I guess I'll just go for it.
The very old (flat) molding that was there before was notched all along the back like this: vvvvvvv. Probably to facilitate bending. Is this something that could help in my case?
Perhaps a bit difficult to perform on this profiled molding that has thin material on the upper half?
