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Any difference between boiling and steaming?

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TreyNC:
I hear about people doing both, just wandering if one was any different from the other?

Justin Snyder:
From my experience the boiling doesn't work near as good and the steaming.  It takes longer.  I would guess it increases the moisture content a lot more too.  Justin

mullet:
My thought is just the opposite.I have a 4'x 2 1/2"stainless tube I set on my turkey cooker.In less than 20 minutes I can bend wood by boiling.I don't worry about the moisture,It's hot here and the humidity is right there with it.I let it dry for a day and then in the hot box.I can boil a dozen cane arrows at once,like spaghetti.

Justin Snyder:
Eddie, I am probably using to big of a container.  I have a hard time getting the water hot enough to bend the wood good. Maybe I better get a turkey cooker. It cooks turkey, bends wood, and cooks rock.  ;D Lets see your set up.  You should know I was going to ask for pictures.  ;D Justin

Pat B:
Water boils at 212deg(F) and then turns to steam which cools quickly so actually boiling water is hotter than steam. It is the heat that makes wood bendable  not the water. The water is the carrier for the heat and maybe a lubricant. by immersing the wood into boiling water you are allowing it to absorb the heat evenly all over.    Pat

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