How To Bend Wood. Woodworking walks you through the techniques behind shaping solid wood into smooth curves, using methods like steam bending and kerf cutting. Whether you’re making furniture or art, ...

Wood is well-known to be a very versatile medium. What isn't so well-known, though, is its properties for bending. For instance, you can use steam to shape this otherwise inflexible material or employ ...

Q: I have a corner in a home office where I want to build a corner cabinet. The question is how to make the front of the cabinet round so that the radius of the front goes from one wall to the other.

Bending wood is a complex affair. Despite the curves inherent in trees, most wood does not naturally want to bend. There are a few tricks you can use to bend it however, such kerf cutting and steaming ...