Could you do a little steam bending to fine tune them? I'd worry a little about steming the glue apart if it's water soluble. Maybe just clamping them in a jig that bends them past where you want them, and letting them sit for a week or so would work.

> Well, I finally have all the deckbeams done for my boat ( all 17 of them!
> ). Some were laminated together for mast partners, basically a 6inch wide
> ( fore and aft ) beam, that will later have a 2in hole cut in them for the
> masts.

> The trouble I have is that the curve is not the same on all of them, the
> amount of 'rebound' from the jig wasn't exacty predictable. So, I now have
> to fair them out. Since the curve was shallower the peak is not high
> enough even though the sides are flush with the shear clamp. I thought
> about using wedge shaped shims. They worked well when I had to shim out
> the stern, but that's another story.

> Thought? thanks in advance.