Radius Bending ply

[LarryJ]

Has anybody tried this stuff?

Comes in an 8'x4' cross grain - which would be good for trailers wider than 60".

http://columbiaforestproducts.com/Products/Radius

[Greg M]

I used it on the tight radii of my first build. It's pretty soft and has a quite open grain, so I'd recommend covering it with something fairly solid. I epoxied it without glass before painting and had to use a lot of epoxy to get a smooth surface.
Use some straps to keep it on while securing it. I didn't at first and a few staples pulled right through it.

-Greg

[LarryJ]

Score the back of any thickness of plywood and it'll bend around any corner and won't cost as much as this stuff.

I have found this to be true when going length wise. But I'm looking at a 66" - 69" wide trailer which is going to require bending width wise, and I haven't been able to find any normal ply with a cross grain cut (local anyways).

[halfdome, Danny]

I've used it for hundreds of reception and library stations, like pictured in your link, with veneer or plam coverings.
It will break quite easily by bending & squeezing it in your hand.

I sill have a few sheets left over and I'd never use it for anything other than it's intended use, in a interior application.
Go with something like Baltic/Russian Birch plywood.
It bends great and so far the piece of 1/2" I have in a bag filled with water (since September 18TH, 2012) is still laminated as tight as day one.
Danny

[LarryJ]

Thx guys

Looks like I will be looking for some sacrificial ply to practice cutting kerfs.

[doug hodder]

Larry...I see you're in Rancho....did you try Hughes Hardwoods? They have bendy ply...saw it 2 weeks ago. I wouldn't use it however...it's a bit too bendy/soft in my opinion. For me, on a hard bend, I do 2 layers of 1/8" if it's going to be exposed and no aluminum. Doug