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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2012 9:00:13 GMT -5
Sorry to be spamming the board today with wood stuff, but I have always wondered how they did the corners on those squarish trays, and I just found a close-up picture. It seems that the sides are fashioned from a single long piece of wood that is bent into shape. The dark marks you can see at the corners are where the wood has been cut almost all the way through to enable the bend and to compensate for the bend having a smaller radius at the inside than at the outside. I can think of two ways to fake it, but I am so not working at this level yet.
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Post by Please Delete on Sept 29, 2012 14:56:04 GMT -5
Bentwood boxes are quiet popular in many places, and not that difficult. First, notice the scoring on the inside. The important thing, here, is to get the right kind of wood (I believe cedar and hinoki are popular). Soak the wood in water long enough for the fibers to become softened, and then you can bend it as need.
Look up "bentwood box" for some more tips and information on the technique. Looking at this, I assume it is the same.
-Ii
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