JP is doing some bodging…

> I need to split a 1-1/4" diameter green sapling down about 18" and then loop
the split end back on itself in a tight loop.
> 
> Think I will saw into the stick half way and split the waste away. May still
need to boil it to get as tight a loop as I want,
> 
> Thinking hickory but will gladly entertain suggestions.



I’m not quite understanding whether you want to bend a half round stick into a
circle, or split a full round and bend only the 18 inches of a half round into a
circle.  Nor whether this is wanted with the bark side on the inside or outside
of the bend.


But as to the question - No, not much difference between a sapling or a sapling
size branch, such as would come out of a coppice.  I can’t speak to hickory (It
doesn’t grow on trees around here)  but this seems very do-able in something
like hazel, or with equipment and a shop and steaming, in beech.  Lots of
beechwood bent chairs around that are about these kind of dimensions.

A couple of days ago I was looking at some very chunky oak that must have been
steam bent back in the 19th century.  Pugin designed woodwork, back in the day
when timber DID grow on trees, and the best there was is what went into his
furniture.


Good wishes to all

Richard Wilson
Yorkshireman galoot, back from a visit to God’s country.  


> On 18 Sep 2022, at 16:07, the_tinker  wrote:
> 
> For the collective wisdom of the list (Ok, mostly Scott).
> 
> Is there a fundamental difference between working a true sapling versus a
fresh new growth branch from an old tree?
> 
> I need to split a 1-1/4" diameter green sapling down about 18" and then loop
the split end back on itself in a tight loop.
> 
> Think I will saw into the stick half way and split the waste away. May still
need to boil it to get as tight a loop as I want,
> 
> Thinking hickory but will gladly entertain suggestions.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> -JP
> 
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