design considerations

material

You can use any wood you choose so long as the strip is flexible enough to bend into curve you have created. You should consider how the two woods look in tandem; we chose walnut and maple because they contrast significantly. To ensure strength and longevity, the grain of the base wood and the strip should go in the same direction.

size

There isn't a size requirement other than the width of the strip. As described below, this technique could be used for a drawer pull or for a tabletop.

curve

With this technique, the curve must be gentle. The distance between the sides of the cut would vary too much if the curve was too drastic.

ideas

This technique can be used in a wide variety of projects. You can use the technique to embellish almost any of the other wood projects described on this site. In addition you can incorporate a stripe as a detail to more common wood project including, furniture doors, drawers, pulls, knobs, table tops, box tops etc.