Bendable handrail...

[stiletto]

Going to bend a gentle curved handrail tomorrow
Be the second one I have done, last one was twenty three years ago
Any tips advice will be appreciated
Thanks

[larryh]

Is it: Wood? Metal? Plastic? Interior? Exterior?

Gonna just bend it over your knee? Laminate? Going Old School with steam? Kerfs? :)

[stiletto]

Let see this is finish carpentry forum
So it would be wood and interior
sliced 6310 Bending Handrail

[Baldwin]

Plenty of clamps, at least two-per-foot, plastic resin glue, shrink-wrap, firm uprights, extra length and a little over-bend Helper. Only gentle curves with uniform unit rise/run. Self -confidence. lLeave it in the form over-night or longer

[stiletto]

Went good
Dry run first
Aligned to the outside of wall
large L brackets
titebond three
will remove clamps thursday or friday

[larryh]

Cool. I did not know you could buy pre sliced railing.

[LIHR50]

I'm curious what carpenters use for their go to glue when gluing up laminates with a bend. I know plastic resin will resist flex and doesn't grab like yellow glue. Never used Titebond 3, original and 2 has always did good for my needs.

[Don_in_Idaho]

I'm in a hot/dry climate here in Reno and glue ups are a challenge with regular titebond. I've gone as far as misting the wood and using extra glue to prevent dry joints. I have used the moderately slow setting vieneer cold press glue from titebond with good results (about like normal titebond in a less dry climate) on unbent joints but it doesn't have the strength of other glues (2,500 psi vs 3,800ish). The next bent lamination that requires a great deal of messing with, I'll special order some of the extended titebond or just use a polyurethane.