While not exactly on point, it is one of the most interesting essays in this area I have seen, even if most of us have not had to bend boards of anywhere near this size. It's certainly true that the bending (and shaping beforehand) of green wood slats is a straightforward process. Fire up the burner, place your wood in the chamber and wait for the steam. The traditional method for making ladderback chairs prefers green wood for a number of reasons. The hose from the steamer is fit tight into a hole on the bottom of the tube about midway in its length. The gasoline can was purchased new and has never had any gasoline in it, only water. Thanks for going to the trouble to make and post the video. Lataxe (Cumbrian for "froe" and a bit of a cleaver hisself).
The scroll was an issue as I couldn't work fast enough to get it in the form before it cooled off and the wood was too hot to … The old kettles we used to make coffee with are no longer in production and the new ones shut off as soon as they hit 212 degrees. And don't forget that there will be spring-back in the piece of wood when you unclamp the form, so the radius of the form should be a little smaller than the radius desired on your finished piece. Bending slats. This is generally with wood that has been riven or split along the grain. The ribs are 1/4 inch thick and 3/4 inches wide and usually less than two foot long. However, every rule has its exception, and so it is possible to steam bend even an "impossible to bend" wood like mahogany, even when it is kilndried, as the link below will I hope attest: Of course one must be prepared for a certain % of failure, when attempting the impossible! not run parallel with the slat, meaning that the grain is not continuous from one end to the other. I doubt if a 1/4" thick slat with grain running out along its length would last very long, when subject to child-wriggle or large-lady attack. After typing a page of advice, I went to get a link, only to return to a blank page. It’s time to bend the wood now!
Very safe and can be used indoors. I use a short steam box for bending ribs for kayaks.
For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Take of the jiggle weight fitting, install a 1/2-inch bulkhead fitting in it's place, and hook up the hose there.UNLIMITED Membership is like taking a master class in woodworking for less than $10 a month.Kristina Madsen gets her carving inspiration from textiles, nature, tradition, and some amazing and distinguished mentors. I've thought a turkey frier would be the direction to go if I wanted to try making chairs, and your video was very helpful. Just as important is the consideration of the grain within the wood - how it runs in the slat prepared for bending.
Become an UNLIMITED member and get it all: searchable online archive of every issue, how-to videos, Complete Illustrated Guide to Woodworking digital series, print magazine, e-newsletter, and more. This steamer does not operate on dangerous chemicals or other additives, but instead uses regular tap water. Fill w/ water and plug into the wall. Its 8ft long, figured it'd be better to have it too long than too short! There are multiple ways you can bend wood.
Perhaps a wood technologist could comment on this allegation? The pipe is 160mm diameter. I bought a portable wall paper remover steam unit at a box store for about $40. The unit comes with an 11 foot hose ready to go like it’s made for this thing. I never have attempted the shaping and steam bending of kiln-dried wood but even air-dried stuff at around 15% is significantly more resistant to successful shaping and bending than the damper stuff. White oak bends the easiest by far. I would welcome any suggestions for a homemade rig. Lataxe will be excused from being able to id the ship for which the oak is being shaped.
:-) There is a green woodworking lore to the effect that, even if rehumidified, kiln-dried wood has suffered an enbrittlement that cannot be reversed. The thinking I have heard on why kilndried stuff is poor for bending is that the "bound water" in the cell's walls is all gone, making the wood fibers more brittle even after steaming. Fill the gas can half way with water, place it on the burner and extend the hose into the steam chamber. I'll add from my side of the pond, that it is thought by some that it is of benefit to bend facegrain stuff, rather than rift or edgegrain. I used Bessy clamps and had trouble getting enough clamping pressure to close the form tight. I cut a hole on the top of the box to push the hose into. Ray, It's certainly true that the bending (and shaping beforehand) of green wood slats is a straightforward process. Strap it to a board, or a ladder, or you won't be using it for very long!! Steaming is a good way to prep wood for bending.
I have bent over a hundred parts and most were extreme bends. To bend it. You'll have better luck bending if you can get green or at least air dried wood, rather than kiln dried stock. The burner is the type used with a big pot for heating water to cook crab or heating oil to fry a turkey. To generate the steam I used a propane burner, a gasoline can and a radiator hose.
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