Whimsical Furniture

[wberminio]

Jack
I've made my own .
It is easy with a Shopbot.
In the "old days" I used a table saw.
Use an 1/8" bit and experiment.Spacing depends on radius.
You can use MDF or hardwood ply.

[beacon14]

Their product is not just regular MDF that has had kerfs grooved into it. It is narrow strips of MDF or Particleboard bonded to a heavy paper/fabric material. The paper/fabric between the strips and the laminate create some "give" which minimizes the tendency for telegraphing that can occur when forcing kerfed sheet goods to bend.

The makers of Kerfkore have a range of similar products made for bending. Some are intended to be stapled and glued to a form just like you would do with 3/8" bending plywood; others are meant to be laminated flat with contact cement, then bent and held into position either by attaching to a form or by gluing two pieces back to back as Doug says.

It may be worth contacting a distributor to find out more about some of their products to see if one of them might fit the bill.

[myxpykalix]

I wouldn't pay 1/4th of what they want for that stuff. For some kind of high end commercial furniture like i have seen some of you guys make I can see using it but for kid furniture I could never sell it for enough to make a profit.
I am starting a 16x28 expansion of my shop next week which will finally allow me to move some of my tools to use them properly.

[wberminio]

Jack

David is correct about the product, krefkore.
Its a good product,saves time in the long run,but to get started-
Use your bot.
Most don't have the advantage of a Shopbot

[myxpykalix]

"David is correct about the product, krefkore"

David is right about most things, as is all the guys i ask for advice. This is why I ask questions here. It's like calling your "Crazy uncle" up and asking advice, you know he knows alot of stuff... thanks!

[angus_hines]

@Jack I believe Atlantic Ply in Richmond has it too !!

[myxpykalix]

Thanks angus but as cheap as i am i think i am going to make my own first to see how it goes. This is just an idea i have at the moment for one of the grandkids so i'd rather try to make a prototype on the cheap to begin with and then if some rich person wants to pay me $1000.00 to make something like that THEN i'll buy the expensive stuff

However i will take your advice and call for pricing just to see, who knows.