This is my latest bent laminate cane I just finished. It consist of 14 thin strips about
1/16" thick which I resawed on the band saw. I then cleaned them up on the WBS
so I would have a good smooth glue surface. I had made a form to bend the strips
around which was 4" in diameter, but even these thin strips broke. So I then soaked
them in water over night and bent them individually around a piece of 3" PVC pipe.
While they were still wet, I slid them off and placed a alligator clamp on each one and
left it to dry over night. The next day after the clamps were removed the strips held
the shape close to what I wanted. I used TITE BOND EXTEND glue because I had to
work quickly to get glue on all 14 pieces before the glue started to setup. I had cut
a radius piece to help aid in clamping the hard to pull tight handle of the cane and it
worked great. I covered all the clamping pieces of the jig with packing tape so glue
wouldn't stick to the cane and the jig. After it dried over night I hand planned one
surface flat and then ran it through the WBS to get the other side. A little round over
bit on the router and some sanding and then several coats of lacquer and it was done.
This one was made from red oak, walnut and purpleheart.
Dave
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