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WOOD BENDING sa WOOD LAMINATING x BENDING WOOD xx WOODWORKING Building a steam box from 4" PVC pipe and a two-burner propane camp stove. PVC pipe and an electric kettle make a simple steamer for small pieces of wood. Tip on bending wood using a steam iron. The ultimate steam box. A PVC pipe chamber is combined with a propane-fueled burner. Steam-bending basics. Wood selection and form design will reduce breakage problems. Simple wood steamer made from PVC pipe wrapped with insulation. Steam comes from an ordinary 6-qt. container which feeds steam into the base of the pipe. Advice on using either green or air-dried wood for steam bending. Tip on using a dishwasher to soften wood for bending. Wood steaming chamber is built from ABS drain pipe and fittings. An electric tea kettle provides the steam. Tip: How to bend a piece of 3/4" oak to an angle of 270-degrees. Both the kerf and lamination methods are described. Tip: How to make and use a steam box for bending wood. Bending with steam. Tips for experimenting with free bending. Hot-pipe bending of thin wood strips. Sketch of a home-built unit for steaming wood and steam-bending tips. A bending tube is heated with a propane torch. Use it to bend thin wood for the sides of guitars, handles, tongs, etc. Steam-bending box constructed from electric kettle and plastic pipe and fittings. Making curves in wood. Kerfing wood for easier bending. Steamer for steaming long pieces of wood prior to bending is made from a piece of 6" diameter cast iron pipe. Curved timber. How one timber framer hews, band saws, and steambends straight stock into curves. Plans for a simple bending iron made from an aluminum bar and an old steam iron. Steam bending. Heat and moisture will plasticize wood. Plans for a steam box and jigs, plus a description of the techniques for steam bending. Simple and cheap steamer for bending wood is made from a pressure cooker and some ordinary pipe fittings. Using the hot-pipe method of wood bending to bend guitar sides. Plans for both an electric bending iron and a propane torch bending iron are included. Simple wood steamer uses a 5-gallon gasoline can as the steam boiler. Inexpensive wood bending jig uses an automobile jack to supply the clamping force. Description of a wood steamer made from an old hot water tank that is heated with an electric hot plate. Hot-pipe bending is suggested as being better than the boiling and molding method for making musical instruments. The resin will not be lost with the hot-pipe method. One hundred fifty years of bentwood furniture. Tips on avoiding and repairing splits when steam bending thin wood, such as found on F-style mandolins. Fixtures for steambending. A special bending table equipped with adjustable end-stops helps control breakage and springback. Diagram of an anhydrous-ammonia treatment apparatus to prepare wood for bending. How to bend wood using a solution of hot water and "Downey" fabric softener. How to make an assembly form and a bending form for guitars, vielles, and similar instruments. Includes tips on building a vielle, wood bending, laminating, etc. Jimmy Carter, woodworker. A visit with the former president and drawings of his porch swing. Also includes a simple steambox made from stovepipe. Tip: Steam wood for bending using a microwave oven. Kerf-bent seats. A table sawn alternative to scooping. Make contoured wooden seats for chairs and rockers by forcing wedges into a flat blank thus forcing the wood to bend. How to bend steamed hardwood dowels around a form. Bending green wood. Heating riven stock yields the best bends. Includes tips on making your own steambox. Tips on using fabric softeners to enhance the process of steaming wood. Adjustable and reusable form (jig) for bending wood. Tips for first-time wood benders. Tip on steaming a small section of wooden stock using a damp cloth and a hot iron. Tip on bending shoe molding without cracking or breaking, and without the need for soaking, steaming, kerfing, etc. General advice on selecting wood for steam bending. Tip on bending 1" diameter dowel into a U-shaped rod with 6" inside diameter. A kerf-bent mirror frame. By filling the kerfs with a color-contrasting epoxy resin, the kerfs become a decorative element in the finished frame. Steam-bending basics using simple tools and techniques. Veneering a compound curve. Wedge-shaped pieces form a delicate, elliptical box lid. Includes a wood-bending device consisting of a metal pipe heated by a propane torch. How to bend thicker wood (3/32") around a form using an ordinary clothes iron and eliminating the need for a steambox. Make a steambox for wood from a liquid propane gas cooker, 5-gallon metal paint can, a toilet flange, and PVC pipe. Steambox is made from sheetmetal ductwork and powered with a camp stove. How to make a plywood form for bending a strip of wood to fit a 24" radius. Steam bending made easy. Instructions for building the steam tube plus tips on jigs around which to form the softened wood. Anhydrous ammonia wood bending system is described. Photos illustrate the shop-built equipment. The basics of wood bending. Laminating and kerf bending. Compass work. Making wood go round the bend. Creating curved carpentry using kerfing and keying, laminating, water and steam bending, etc. Bending plywood with auto bumper jack. Two woodbending techniques. (1) Kerfing. (2) Laminating in forms. Use aluminum foil for steam bending. Temporary wood bending steam box made from galvanized furnace duct. Tip on forming thin plywood cowls around glass-jar forms using a microwave. Serving tray with gently curved corners and handles that bend like runners on a sleigh. Techniques for two types of bending described. Includes instructions for making two bending jigs, one for a simple curve and another for a compound curve. Freehand bending of kayak ribs and other thin wood parts can be simplified by using a propane torch instead of a steam box. Laminating and bending wood. Looks at glues, jigs, clamps, alternatives, etc. Plywood steamer. Homebuilt steamer is used for bending 3/32" aircraft plywood skins for the leading edge of a wing. Aircraft plywood steamer is built from PVC drain pipe attached to a simple source of steam. How to bend strips of wood (for the sides of a dulcimer) using a length of black pipe and a propane torch. How to build a steam box for bending wood. Photos illustrate the process in steaming and fitting an oak coaming. How to heat and reshape boat ribs using a portable heat gun. This technique enabled a boat hull to be reshaped without removing the frames. A steambox scrapbook. Sixteen different homemade steam-generating rigs for bending wood are illustrated and explained. Basic instruction for steaming and bending wood also included. Singlehanded boatbuilding. An illustrated guide to (1) moving heavy timbers, (2) using handscrews to form an all-purpose vise, and (3) bending and clamping frames. What you should know about plank curvature in boatbuilding. In situ steambox to prepare wood for bending is made from the rigid foam sheets used to insulate houses. The steam is provided by a modified aluminum pressure cooker. Bending wood with dry heat (without the use of steam). Heating tools include a propane heater, electric heat gun, 650-watt movie light, ... etc. Bending plywood. Includes a chart showing the minimum bending radius for dry plywood from 1/8" to 3/4" thick. Kerf bending techniques. Looks at dealing with various materials, kerf spacing, kerf-cutting techniques, etc. Technique for kerfing wood to bend compound curves. Bending form for Shaker-style chair back posts. Steaming advice. Tips on steaming and bending ash for ladderback chairs. How to make a simple steam bending pipe. Use either a tea kettle or an electric coil in a galvanized bucket to produce the steam. Includes tips on selecting and bending the wood. Country chairs and chairmaking. Part 4. Steam bending of wooden components. Includes diagrams of homemade steamers and formers (jigs). Home steam bending chamber made from an electric tea kettle and a large plastic bag. How to bend solid timber. Two methods illustrated. A simple steam chamber is made from a five-liter oilcan and a length of plastic pipe. Bending rules. How to fabricate a steam generator, steam chest, bending former, and other devices which will allow you to make bent-wood backs for chairs (such as found in a Windsor chair). Determining how many kerfs to cut and how far apart to cut them in order to achieve a particular radius. Tips on bending top bows, arms and crinoline stretchers for double-bow and Windsor chairs. Tip on using a length of round mild steel stock in place of an expensive bending iron when making violins. How to determine the correct kerf spacing along the back of a board in order to bend the board to a given radius. Tip on converting a pressure cooker into a source of steam for bending wood. Wooden steamer box (8"x8"x48") built from marine plywood. A curved firewood storage rack is made by steam bending green ash or hickory. Plans for a simple steam box are included. Kerf bending, a wood bending technique. Steam bending. Part 1. Unsupported or hand steam bending. Charts illustrate the flexibility of various types of wood. Includes plans for a steam box made from stovepipe, tincan and hot plate. Steam bending. Part 2. Supported bending which requires more elaborate bending jigs. Making curved sides for musical instruments (fiddle, dulcimer, guitar, ...) by fabricating a two-piece bending mold from plywood or particleboard. The thin wood is prepared by heating in an ordinary oven prior to clamping in the mold. Tip suggests steaming wood in a dishwasher. Tips on bending wood after soaking in water. Homebuilt wood steamer and jigs are included in article on building an authentic Alaskan dog sled. | |||||||||
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