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Advice on steam bending (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 5 months ago by to c/woodworking@lemmy.ca
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Hi everyone,

I need to bend some oak for a project. I've done it before but it was a long time ago...

Two questions :

  1. my plan is to bend a 40x70 mm (1,5" x 2,75") section of oak to a 500mm (20") internal radius, is that realistic?

  2. do I have to steam the whole piece or can I build a smaller steam box to only accept the end that needs to be bent?

Thanks in advance for any help!

Edit: added measurements in inches for universal convenience

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[–] 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I steamed some mahogany about 20 years ago so I don't remember much except: keep the wood off the bottom of the steam chamber, water will collect there. I tried thicker, but it didn't work until my piece was only about 1/2 thick.

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