07-08-2021, 06:25 PM
I am reasonably practical, and persistent.
I gave up trying to bend my ash, using steam.
I had (final version) an 15" aluminium pipe, lagged with 2" of felt, fed by two wallpaper strippers until they both ran out of water, a good solid jig to make a 4" radius curve inside and out, loads of G cramps - and, as I say, quite a lot of patience.
I failed to bend 1" x 1" ash to my satisfaction.
So I ran it through a bandsaw and steamed the resultant 1/8" strips, and laminated the curves I needed, using waterproof PVA. That worked.
I concluded that well seasoned ash is probably a bad idea and that, if there ever is a next time, I would use unseasoned or partly seasoned timber.
I gave up trying to bend my ash, using steam.
I had (final version) an 15" aluminium pipe, lagged with 2" of felt, fed by two wallpaper strippers until they both ran out of water, a good solid jig to make a 4" radius curve inside and out, loads of G cramps - and, as I say, quite a lot of patience.
I failed to bend 1" x 1" ash to my satisfaction.
So I ran it through a bandsaw and steamed the resultant 1/8" strips, and laminated the curves I needed, using waterproof PVA. That worked.
I concluded that well seasoned ash is probably a bad idea and that, if there ever is a next time, I would use unseasoned or partly seasoned timber.