Bending canes

Ma Lowe · « **on:** July 04, 2011, 13:33 »

I want to make a frame out of canes but need to bend them.
Can anyone tell me how you do this please as I have visions of being left with a large pile of broken canes

Ma xx

arugula · « **Reply #1 on:** July 04, 2011, 13:44 »

Soaking in water will make bamboo canes flexible. Soak in a tub or large container, longer for thicker canes. Once turning flexible you can begin to form your shape. If they make any sort of cracking sound at al during bending get them back in the water to soak longer.

Ma Lowe · « **Reply #2 on:** July 04, 2011, 14:00 »

Thank you Argyllie. Will have a go later and let you know how I get on

DD. · « **Reply #3 on:** July 04, 2011, 14:02 »

Sounds like a job for the bath to me.

Can't wait to tell Mrs Digger about my latest project!

Ma Lowe · « **Reply #4 on:** July 04, 2011, 14:20 »

Quote from: DD. on July 04, 2011, 14:02

Sounds like a job for the bath to me.

Can't wait to tell Mrs Digger about my latest project!

I don't have a bath though

8doubles · « **Reply #5 on:** July 04, 2011, 14:22 »

IF you have access to an electric wallpaper stripper you could steam them in a tube with a towel blocking the ends.

grendel · « **Reply #6 on:** July 04, 2011, 18:51 »

I used an unused roll of bamboo screening (disassembled), its nice and bendy and makes great support for netting with a hoop every 18" or so.
Grendel

joyfull · « **Reply #7 on:** July 04, 2011, 18:58 »

I like willow to use for structures - very bendy, you just have to make sure it isn't green otherwise you will have new willow trees growing all over the place

arugula · « **Reply #8 on:** July 04, 2011, 19:03 »

Quote from: joyfull on July 04, 2011, 18:58

I like willow ......you just have to make sure it isn't green otherwise you will have new willow trees growing all over the place

If you're lucky! We tried to get green willow to grow around here. Nothing!

joyfull · « **Reply #9 on:** July 04, 2011, 19:09 »

I can send you some if you like, they grow like mad in our garden from just a little twig to a huge tree in just a couple of years.
Surprised you can't manage to grow them as I would have thought you had a high water level like us and they do like water.

arugula · « **Reply #10 on:** July 04, 2011, 19:10 »

Thanks for the offer Joy, but we have a source here. I just haven't got round to trying it again.

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