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Title: Steam bending
Post by: DirtyDan on December 10, 2013, 10:40:46 am

There is a great article on steam bending in this month'a FINE WOODWORKING magazine.  For those of us interested in recurving, the author shows how to make sharp curves in wood up to 1" thick without tearing the outside curves.

Title: Re: Steam bending
Post by: Pat B on December 10, 2013, 11:19:09 am

Hey Dan. How ya been. Hope you have a great Holiday season.

I'll have to check out the article. Thanks for the heads up.  ;)

Title: Re: Steam bending
Post by: Pappy on December 10, 2013, 11:43:19 am

Good to see ya on again Dan. :), it's been a while.I will check it out also,seen it on TV once,I think they were making rocking chairs,amazing how much bend they could put in the wood with the right amount of steam and time. :)
 Pappy

Title: Re: Steam bending
Post by: Aussie Yeoman on December 10, 2013, 04:10:46 pm

The article isn't available online, but there is an accompanying video that shows some pretty impressive stuff:

http://www.finewoodworking.com/how-to/video/incredible-bendable-wood.aspx

Title: Re: Steam bending
Post by: tallpine on December 10, 2013, 04:26:17 pm

Wow. that's impressive. bending bow tips is nothing compared to what this guy does. Thanks for shareing

Title: Re: Steam bending
Post by: Onebowonder on December 10, 2013, 04:33:53 pm

...and it doesn't look to be all that HIGH TECH either!  I'll have to set something up to play...

OneBow

Title: Re: Steam bending
Post by: dbb on December 10, 2013, 06:08:34 pm

Impressive indeed.
To bad i dont have a place to set up a rig like that,if you try that in the house i guess the wallpaper will curl up and fall down.  :-\

Title: Re: Steam bending
Post by: bubbles on December 10, 2013, 08:10:53 pm

It's nice to have all those extra people do take off/put on the clamps!!
But wow! Crazy stuff.

Title: Re: Steam bending
Post by: dwardo on December 11, 2013, 10:16:09 am

That video is stunning. Amazing how long they have the wood out of the heat yet they still bend without any problems.

Title: Re: Steam bending
Post by: snag on December 11, 2013, 11:37:48 am

I wonder what type of wood and how long they are steaming?

Title: Re: Steam bending
Post by: echatham on December 11, 2013, 11:41:29 am

i need that dude to build me a coffee table  :laugh: