Patent ID: 6089288
Filing Date: 2000-07-18
Classification: B27D,B27F,B27G,B27H

Abstract:
A method for bending a sheet of wood having an outside face and an inside face, said outside face having a plastic laminate applied thereto, to form a rounded corner in said sheet, said method comprising:(a) making a cut across said sheet at the line of the bend, said cut opening out of the inside face of said sheet and forming a gap in said inside face;(b) said cut having a cross-sectional shape such that an elongate, circular, cylindrical opening having a predetermined diameter will be formed in said sheet and said gap will be substantially closed when said sheet is bent to its desired angle;(c) placing adhesive on a circular cylindrical dowel having said predetermined diameter and placing said dowel in said cut; and(d) bending said sheet around said dowel until said sheet is completely in contact therewith.