March 2008
by Scott Smith
Place slats on edge and flex to create distinctive seats without steam bending or laminating.
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Profitable Curved Benches Place slats on edge and flex to create distinctive seats without steam bending or laminating Scott Smith Benches are great up-sells, and building them in a shape other than the usual boxy rectangle immediately puts you a notch above your competitors. But of the three approaches to forming a curve, two present serious challenges. The most difficult method is to bend wood or composite into a shape it doesn't want to be. Whether you heat or steam the material, or laminate thin strips on a curved form, you need expensive equipment, a shop, and lots of time.
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