cutting a curve and replacing frame on a trellis panel.

[clarkeyc]

Hi,

I originally posted this in garden but think it makes more sense her so sorry for the duplication. I have a old wall surrounding my garden . The wall rises from 4 ft to 6ft at the side of the house by way of a curve and I want to cut a trellis to match the curve (shown in green) i've attached a picture , to make sure it looks neat and remains strong id like to replace the frame (front and back) so it looks like the other edges of the trellis.

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• clarkeyc
• 14 Jul 2014
• 2

Does anyone have any suggestions on how this can best be achieved? Should I scribe the curve onto some sheet material or could I potentially bend two piece of wood to use as the frame? If so what type of wood/ sheet wood, would people recommend?

Cheers for all your help

Chris

 

[Harbourwoodwork]

Make a template for the curved piece needed,
cut the sections out of thin boards of pine,
you may have to make sides out of a few pieces to save timber and exclude short grain
stagger the joints on each side,
screw through from each side.

 

[foxhole]

Can't see the point, trellis being made from sawn timber, anything else will stand out like a sore thumb and rot fairly quickly.

 

[Harbourwoodwork]

Can't see the point, trellis being made from sawn timber, anything else will stand out like a sore thumb and rot fairly quickly.

A lot of assumptions there Fox hole

 

[clarkeyc]

thanks a lot for the advice Harbour woodwork

 

[foxhole]

Can't see the point, trellis being made from sawn timber, anything else will stand out like a sore thumb and rot fairly quickly.

A lot of assumptions there Fox hole

I would call it fact, fairly obvious at that.

 

[geraldthehamster]

Hi,

I originally posted this in garden but think it makes more sense her so sorry for the duplication. I have a old wall surrounding my garden . The wall rises from 4 ft to 6ft at the side of the house by way of a curve and I want to cut a trellis to match the curve (shown in green) i've attached a picture , to make sure it looks neat and remains strong id like to replace the frame (front and back) so it looks like the other edges of the trellis.

Untitled

• clarkeyc
• 14 Jul 2014
• 2

Does anyone have any suggestions on how this can best be achieved? Should I scribe the curve onto some sheet material or could I potentially bend two piece of wood to use as the frame? If so what type of wood/ sheet wood, would people recommend?

Cheers for all your help

Chris

I wouldn't do this. In my opinion the only thing that will look neat and remain strong will be to finish the trellis square over the curved bit of wall. Or finish the trellis square before the curved bit of the wall (ie where the right hand post is, in your drawing).

Cheers
Richard