I've been asked for a bid on a curved redwood deck and would like to know if anyone has any experience bending redwood 2x material. This would be the rim joist on one face of the deck at a fairly relaxed radius of more than 13'. I am planning to do kerf-cut style bend and install the decking over the rim as so it will be hidden. Does anyone have experience with this technique and possibly a suggestion for a schedule for depth and frequency of the cuts?
bending redwood 2x8 for deck
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It is also possible to simply bend a wet 2x12 PT.
With an curve that slight and long this would work fine.
John www.deckmastersllc.com
With an curve that slight and long this would work fine.
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Really Steve, after the set up is complete, the clamps are bought/made , and a little experience is had.
It's not that much more trouble/time than standard.
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It's not that much more trouble/time than standard.
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Really Jon, after you buy a bulldozer, and a dump truck, and a loader, it's not much more work to be an excavator.
Having the tools to do the job correctly doesn't mean that now we need to "give it away"?
Having the tools to do the job correctly doesn't mean that now we need to "give it away"?
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It's all in knowing how Hombre.
Comparing dirt work with wood bending is a big stretch but I understand your frame work of reference .
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Comparing dirt work with wood bending is a big stretch but I understand your frame work of reference .
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You must be misunderstanding me, we have bent joists, railing, fascia and so on, people were wanting radius decks as long as we gave it away. we did 2 to get the pics, even installed radius edge w/bent deck boards to match the radius in the show room on a 900 sq. ft. trex origins deck, put a pond in front of it, had bushes, so on. Set the whole thing up real nice.
Once we started to charge for it, the interest went away.
Which is what I was saying.
Do people really pay money for this stuff, or are you guys giving it away?
Once we started to charge for it, the interest went away.
Which is what I was saying.
Do people really pay money for this stuff, or are you guys giving it away?
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Im the same way ill bid a little lower to get that job with killer pics.
Its like some one said on this site. If you want maple crown moulding done to perfection and cheap... its just not happening sister.
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Folks do pay for work in the radius Yes.
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the fine citizens over here don't
Mike, I am curious why you had to make a template out of 1/4" material to run the router bit against instead of simply running a 2" flush-cutting bit with a bearing on end against the curved rim joist already present? Would it be too much to ask of a double bladed bit and rather more of a job for a spiral bit?
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not enough for me to do, when there is so much other better work, and you can go bolt your railing to all the kerf cut bonds you want.
you'll pay for it in the long run.
you'll pay for it in the long run.
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its pretty easy if you kerf the handrail tho :thumbsup:
Can't you reinforce the kerf cuts with some epoxy before installing the posts?
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If you'll look closely that rim is far from an acceptable guide. It's very uneven, and not round. The picture I posted at the start of this thread with the kerfs is another deck. I did run the router along the rim on that one. With a bottom bearing. With that said in hindsight I would've made a 3/8" template on top. Simply because the radius came out so much cleaner and smoother. :thumbsup:
The template and router was a good idea!
And I have you to thank for blessing me with the avocado fetish. :laughing:
I might add I had 2 avocados and a bag of chips just a few minutes ago.
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Unbelievable you mentioned that. I just came back from the store and made the MLW special avocado dip! I mean I just ate about 2 full advos. I had another hankering!
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