Bay window skirting board - how?

[kbaud2002]

Can anyone help - I need to replace shabby damaged skirting 9" in our front bedroom and then stain and varnish.

Problem is how do i deal with the bay window it has same height skirting but how do you fit a wood board in this curved shape.

Many thanks.

 

[AnonymousImport]

in the past when i have needed to "form a curve" a former is made to the shape and then the wood is shaped gradually by applying steam to the piece and increasing the pressure so as to coax the now softened wood into the curved shape. a firm piece to act as a board back needs to be gotten then ,using blocks at each end to let it be held loosely but so you can keep the tension on the middle gradually put on tension using a steam wand to thouroughly soak with steam the length to be formed(bent)and a peice of sturdy cord to tie it off while you let the woodry when dry it will stay in its bent shape so give it some more steam and tension until the aquired shape is reached ,you could of courscheat and buy one of the modern materials and just flex a piece into position (the place where all the local traders buy there plastic soffits etc) will be able to sell you some fascia type board to shape a moulded skirting .if you do try this steam method and as it will work like a dream tell others they will be amazed thinking you are keeping up really traditional practices like these

 

[kbaud2002]

Thanks Anon for the reply very interesting.
I have actually today taken the paint off the old board and noticed that the wood is scored top to bottom every 6 inches right around the bay so i presume this is how was originally fitted by giving the wood more flexibilty. Your suggestion though sounds neater and will post back to let you and others know how I get on. Many thanks again.

 

[AnonymousImport]

that is actually how it is done,cut saw marks in the back of the board half way through,the tighter the curve the closer together you saw the grooves, fit the board round then fill any small gaps with filler...ian