leon-b said:
how did you bend the ribs jon ?
leon
first i thought about boiling the ribs to make them bend and i even had a go. However that turned out to be too much of a faf
So instead i cut the hazel fresh, made the ribs and managed to bend them without the majority snapping
I just very gently trained them to take a bend.
Then i tied both ends of the ribs together so that they kept their shape. Finally i dried the ribs up against my radiator (amazingly they didnt crack!) When they were totaly dry after a day or 2 later i took the strings off and they kept their shape!
And there you have it, a rib!
However i think now im going to use boiling water and a towel to bend the rest to get them just the right shape.
Any questions please ask because it helps me too!