Skirting around a rounded exterior angle

[deanhill64]

Hey folks looking for any ideas on this one.
I’ve got a rounded corner leading to a bay window I need to skirt around.

I’ve tried to create the bend with kerf cuts, but I think it’s too tight and honestly this skirting is a bit thin at the top for it. Kept snapping.

So I’m thinking i may have to use a few pieces to get around.
I’m not sure if I’m better with one piece on the angle, 2 or 3. Or indeed what angle to make the cuts at.

I’ve seen people put up to 12 pieces together with adhesive to make the rounded corner but some look really fiddly and the results not seem that great. Atleast in what I’ve seen.

I’ve included a few pics, just some off cuts I was playing with. So they’re not cut specifically. They were from my rubbish pile.

The diameter of the rounded section is 12cm.

Cheers in advance for any advice

 

[foxhole]

Simple method is in pic 2 adding a piece in corner.

 

[DAZB]

You could try soaking it for a good few hours and bending it or alternatively steaming it would work but you would need to build a chamber to do that in and all depends on your ability and space to make that work. A local joiners shop may be able to help.....or just go for this instead...

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[aveatry]

I would go for multiple mitres, fill any gaps on joins and paint. That is a very tight radius
I have successfully bent a wooden skirt around a curved bay window It was a Taurus profile and I first cut off the top section then kerf cut the back of the main part and put the whole length in a length of brown sewer pipe sealed to end and attached a steam paint stripper to the other end.
I had to cut off the top of the taurus section as the kerf cuts were showing but then that top section was easily bent on its own and re attached.
I had to work fast whilst it was still hot and had all of the fixing points in the wall ready also with blocks of wood already screwed to the floor as sort of a form that I could incrementally push against.

The second time I re did the same bay I used mdf oak veneered Chamfered profile and over a period of about a week I bent it with a piece of string - imagine a bow and arrow -- the bow. I gradually tightened the string. It did spring back slightly when un done but the majority of the bending was achieved with the rest being screws pulling it into the wall.

 

[^woody^]

Kerf the back and bend some around the radius.

 

[opps]

In the past, I have created a reverse profile and used plaster and filler to create the profile on the bend.

The last time I had to deal with a bend like that, the builders had used small bits of skirting. The customer was not happy with the finish. I spent about 9 hours sanding the edges of the timber and back filling with two pack filler. The radius was greater though.

Ultimately, the customer was happy and, more importantly, happy to pay for the work.

 

[mrrusty]

If I didn't want option pic #2, for a small special piece like that I think I would carve it out of solid to suit the profile.