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steamers to heat up well enough, so we have to hook up two steamers. Also, all the wood mass of the box soaks up heat and thus the box takes almost two hours before the inside temperature gets to over °F. Your plywood /wood box can be made from commonly File Size: KB. A steam box is a handy way to heat wood so that it becomes more pliable than it is at room temperature. Once pliable, you can bend the wood into shapes that you couldn't bend it into cold. Size of the steam box depends on the length and diameter of the wood that you intend to bend. A steam box can be made from PVC, plywood or hardwood. It just needs to be able to stand up to moisture and heat. Your steam box needs to have some kind of support for your work pieces inside the box so that they are surrounded by steam, not just heated on one or two sides. Dowel rods work well and are relatively easy to install.

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