I am struggling to bend stripwood for the handrails for my current build. The boat is 1/24 and at least two of the bends are quite sharp.
I have been struggling with 3mm x 5mm mahogany and holding in a jig after both steaming and soaking in very hot water. I achieve the required bend but after a few hours the wood springs back significantly.
Walnut has been suggested as it has a better "memory" than mahogany which has no "memory" at all.
Please any suggestions.
Regards ChrisG
Hi Chris,
My suggestion is once the plank is steamed it must be fastened in place immediately or as you said it will straighten out.
Trev

I have had similar problems and found the best solution is. Once, the wood is saturated and bent, dry it with a heat gun.
Mahogany will retain a shape similar to the bent shape. It can then be CA glued into place. Working it to final shape as the glue sets
Rowen