These then were to be bent and glued up on a form.
Wood curved beams construction bent laminations.
Pictured left you can see a closeup of one of the rockers on my maloof inspired rocker.
The flexibility of glulam beams allows for the designer s creative imagination to be realised.
And the designer would prefer to see 3 thick pieces which means i have to make 24 3 x3 x10 beams curved on a 6 radius.
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Actually there s no magic required.
Just a saw some wood some glue and a few time tested techniques.
The finished beam needs to be 10 high to mate with the one remaining original straight roof section.
Pitched and tapered beams taper from the tangent point to a minimum end depth to provide maximum economy.
So your best bet with heavilyt curved parts is to either steam bed the material to shape or do a bent lamination.
The questioner and i were planning to resaw 16 foot 2x10s to make 1 4 inch thick laminations.
The rich warm feeling they create enhances any structure.
Laminated beams offer many advantages when building homes schools churches and commercial recreational and agricultural structures.
But we couldn t get good laminations with a 14 delta bandsaw.
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This is a perfect example of a situation where bent lamination is a good choice.
Our beams are available in industrial architectural and premium appearance grades.
Radial curved elliptical shapes and reverse curves are all possible.
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Optimal roof pitch is 2 12 to 3 12 though other roof pitches are possible.
The tightness of the radius will determine the thickness of the laminations.
Factory made members can be formed into any practical shape and any desired size.
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Inside radius of 20 0 or more allows use of 2 nominal laminations.