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Strungout
23rd December 2005, 10:07 PM
Hi all and merry and safe Christmas.

Well I am doing (still) a bit of landscaping over the festive season and am going to use some treated pine (100 x 25) for garden edging.
(Cheap and quick??)

The gardens have more curves in them than I dont know what.

What is the best way to bend the pine. I have put a series of saw cuts in it (Kerfing I think you call it) but I cant seem to get the tight radius that I need.

Also,does anybody know what size pegs I should use.I have some 50 x 25 but only because thats all the supplier had?

TIA:

Greg :confused:

rick_rine
23rd December 2005, 10:23 PM
I have had success bending treated pine for garden edges by dressing it down in the thicknesser to 18mm or so . This gave a reasonable bend , if you wanted sharper curves you could dress it down more .
Rick

glock40sw
24th December 2005, 01:08 PM
G'day.
Instead of crippling with a saw, use a router with a 6mm bit.
Cut 10mm into the back at 50mm spacings.
Then soak the board in water for 1 hour.
This will let you do very tight (0.9m) bends.

Hooroo.
Regards, Trevor
Grafton.

Merry Xmas.