Flared Horn Slot Port

[THUMPPER 10+ year member]

here some pics to my latest project.....

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[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

sexy!

 

[blackbonnie 5,000+ posts]

agreed

 

[skadude016 5,000+ posts]

wow....

 

[iamamp3pimp 5,000+ posts]

i like that

 

[bdawson72 5,000+ posts]

secksi time

 

[James Bang 5,000+ posts]

how is that done?

 

[YouWantTheGrill 10+ year member]

WOW! Didn't see a price for that one.. but I did go pretty quick and those pics sure took all my attentioN! haha VERY INTERESTED! PM ME!

 

[Immacomputer 10+ year member]

Looks awesome as usual!

how is that done?

Google "wood kerfing". It looks simple but is a pain in the ***. You basically make cuts in the wood that go the majority of the way through the wood. You space the cuts by how tight you want the bend. Then, fill the cuts with some wood glue, bend the wood, and clamp it in place for a while. It will hold it's form for the most part and then you put it in place. Spacing out the cuts and making all the kerfs takes time and patience to get right, especially if you're working with a large piece of wood.

 

[hempy 10+ year member]

Any pics of the left side? I'd like to see how you did the kerfs on the exterior flare without having it be funky, or are you just glassing or bodoing the slots?

Edit... It looks like these were done with the kerfs on the exterior (convex) side? If so I'm guessing finishing's already been done

 

[Savstyle 10+ year member]

excellent work man. Havent seen a flared port in a lonnnnnng time

 

[dleccord 5,000+ posts]

there's a how to kerf on steve meades site. pretty neat but it does look like a lot of work and patience.

 

[James Bang 5,000+ posts]

Google "wood kerfing". It looks simple but is a pain in the ***. You basically make cuts in the wood that go the majority of the way through the wood. You space the cuts by how tight you want the bend. Then, fill the cuts with some wood glue, bend the wood, and clamp it in place for a while. It will hold it's form for the most part and then you put it in place. Spacing out the cuts and making all the kerfs takes time and patience to get right, especially if you're working with a large piece of wood.

Thanks.

and yes, it looks awesome. This guys does very great work

 

[THUMPPER 10+ year member]

I soaked the kerfs in fiberglass resin

and gave them a layer of matting..

it is already sanded smooth

 

[Omarvelous 10+ year member]

Very nice....

Once you got the sizes and stuff down, simple with a good table saw with a fence.

Just adjust the fence.... helps when ur fence is..... DIGITAL DIGITAL!

Will be kerfing some panels!!!