Bending timber, as a means of producing
curved parts in fabrication, has several
advantages over other methods of manufacture.
A variety of bends can conveniently
be made from solid wood by hand bending
method. It is often found suitable for the
production of such articles as various
furniture parts, country boats, vehicle parts,
sports goods and novelty items. Although
the modern trend is oriented towards the
manufacture of wooden bent parts from
glued laminated timber, extensive studies have
been made in many countries on bending
of solid timber (Anon. 1948, Anon. 1959,
Anon. 1967, Peck 1943, Peck 1950, Martin
and Wangaard 1950, Rehman et al 1956).
Solid woods have been classified by them
according to their bending characteristics.
No such information in respect of the