A Press to Laminate Curved Parts

Curved, laminated parts are stronger than parts sawn from solid wood. This press makes laminating easy.

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Curved, laminated parts are stronger than parts sawn from solid wood. This press makes laminating easy. The press is made of layers of plywood or particleboard that are glued together. This sandwich is cut into two parts on the bandsaw. The alignment boards (which keep the press and the wood strips lined up) are screwed onto one half. During clamping, some glue squeeze out will occur, so apply plastic packing tape to the clamping press and alignment boards to keep them from sticking to ea