steam bending ash and maple
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2015 12:42 pm
im in the process of making a large crabtree net head in ash or maple the formers made,spreader block and net ordered, and now the bit i am worried about ,steaming the timber strips, is it good practice to presoak the ash before steaming.
another thing im not sure about is the steam box,would it be best to use a small dia steam tube,ie 25mm x5mm timber in a 50mm dia steam tube or will it need a larger volume of steam,please help as ive no wish to ruin it at my first attempt many thanks chubman
another thing im not sure about is the steam box,would it be best to use a small dia steam tube,ie 25mm x5mm timber in a 50mm dia steam tube or will it need a larger volume of steam,please help as ive no wish to ruin it at my first attempt many thanks chubman