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Re: Strip: Stem end bending
By:Thomas Duncan
Date: 12/18/2016, 9:44 am
In Response To: Strip: Stem end bending (Jan Jensen)

Your post reminds me of my first attempts at bending ribs for a skin on frame. Heat bending, it's all about the grain. If you have straight grain that is still breaking, you could try kerf cutting it inside the bend. Soaking in water doesn't do much but maybe turn the water brown. Steam is just a convenient way to heat it all at once.

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Strip: Stem end bending
Jan Jensen -- 12/17/2016, 6:32 pm
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Paul -- 12/17/2016, 7:17 pm
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anewhouse -- 12/17/2016, 8:31 pm
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Jan Jensen -- 12/17/2016, 9:00 pm
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JohnK -- 12/17/2016, 9:20 pm
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Jan Jensen -- 12/18/2016, 4:00 am
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Etienne Muller -- 12/18/2016, 4:08 am
Another great video *M*
jaybabina -- 12/18/2016, 8:32 am
Re: Another great video *M*
scottbaxter -- 12/18/2016, 10:43 am
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Jan Jensen -- 12/18/2016, 4:29 pm
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anewhouse -- 12/18/2016, 4:19 am
Try again *PIC*
anewhouse -- 12/18/2016, 4:21 am
Re: Strip: Stem end bending
Thomas Duncan -- 12/18/2016, 9:44 am
Re: Strip: Stem end bending *NM*
Nick R. -- 12/18/2016, 3:49 pm
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Jan Jensen -- 12/18/2016, 4:40 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/20/2016, 12:40 am
Re: Strip: Stem end bending *PIC*
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 12/20/2016, 9:04 am
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Jan Jensen -- 12/20/2016, 4:16 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 12/20/2016, 4:30 pm
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Jan Jensen -- 12/21/2016, 5:57 am