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Curving gravel board for path

Hi

I'm building a gravel path for a customer and the initial plan was to use brick/stone for the edging. The customer then asked if I could make a temporary edge with wood until he finds the stone he wants to use.

The path will be curved, and in a couple of places tightly curved. I have read on paving expert about 'kerfing' gravel boards to achieve a curve and was wondering if anybody had used this method. It basically means sawing 1cm through 2.5cm thick wood, at regular intervals to give the wood more flex.

I would rather do this to get a natural curve than use short pieces angled around.

Any advice on this method would be much appreciated.

Many thanks

Justin

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  • I've always found plywood strips bend fairly easily without "kerfing".... asits only a temporary measure, use thinner ply which will bend more easily however I'd reckon it would be better to just put the job on hold until the customer works out what he wants for edging. It going to be a pain and a waste of time shifting the gravel, removing the wooden edging in order to replace it with the stone edging.

  • line out the pegs and use soaked roofing battens curved around the pegs that are in place. theyll go round. You might need one on top of the other.

  • how big is the curve Justin? I would think most wood would follow a curve if its not too tight,use fresh sawn timber from the mill and it should be fine

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