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   JamesD | Jul 07, 2003 06:36am | #1

   Please clarify. You are bending 3 pieces of 1/4" x 5" wood which will be glued together?? If I understand correctly and the bend is not to severe, you may be able to glue your piece together at once in a form without having to steam bend them depending on the type of wood used.

   On the steam bending side of of things. I steam bend combs for my Windsors with a bit of struggling but successfully. I normally work with red oak about 5/8" thick by 3" wide and steam about 45-60 minutes.

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   theRev | Jul 07, 2003 06:59am | #2

   Ditto on the glue up instead of steam bending if the dimensions are that. However, one caveat will be that you will see a bit of springback since you are only using 3 plies. Be sure to take that into account when shaping your radius.

   Scott