Awesome!. I have never made ribs this way, I have always cut from a
flat sheet using a sheet metal template and a thin blade. The formed
sheet idea sounds excellent. I can see many benefits, like much
better consistency, rib strength improvement, much easier to select
wood, not having to worry about how it will perform across the grain, Etc.
I am going to cut a form, soak some wood, and give this a try tonight.
Very exciting,
Simple things please my simple mind I guess.
Sorry if I inadvertently hijacked a post. I was just too geek'd up to
stop myself from impulse typing. (if thats possible) :)
Scotty
--- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "soslipstream"
<parkreation_at_...> wrote:
>
> A couple of things Scotty-
>
> 1) You do not have to laminate. You can make a mold cutting a block
> of hardwood (basswood is good, 2"x4"x6") on a bandsaw in a given
> camber given you two halves for a mold. Then soak the balsa sheet
> wood and when softened clamp it between the two halves and let dry
> for a few days. I like to mold three sheets expecting the middle to
> be pristine. When you remove the molded sheet, it will stay curved
> even if you press it flat. These will be less weight but still
> stronger than typical sliced ribs.
>
> 2) Press the molded sheet flat with a straight edge and slice off
> the ribs they will instantly return to their cambered shape. The
> same will happen if you use a balsa stripper.
>
> Tom Sanders
>
> --- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "scott_and_sheri"
Received on Tue Apr 01 2008 - 11:22:24 CEST