How to steam bend sheep wagon bows. This process works for bows, wheel felloes, sleigh runners, etc. All bending involves compressing wood fibers, while. Steam-bent from solid wood + Finished part has best appearance with continuous end-to-end grain + No glue-up with visible glue lines + Strong; no short cross-grain structural weakness – Bending and cooling forms required – Steam box and boiler required – Ultimate curve shape may be somewhat unpredictable. Laminated from thin strips + Cold process, no special equipment required + Strong – Bending form required – Lots of strips to cut and keep in order – Difficult to control final part thickness – Messy glue-up, strips want to slip sideways when bent – Dried glue squeeze-out on part must be remo. Once bent, the wood must be held in the bent position and dried fully. If it dries later, then it will try to come back to straight (or will unbend) somewhat. Do not finish it and then let it dry further. From the original questioner: Thanks for all the replies. Doctor, what would you consider optimum MC for steam bending? I'm having trouble finding a source for 2 x 2" x 12' white oak locally and time is of the essence. A local boat builder said the wetter, the better.  Copyright © - WOODWEB ® Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any manner without permission of the Editor. Review WOODWEB's Copyright Policy.

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