Steam Bending - Page 11 of 13

Maple and cherry trundle bed
October 30, 2008

The trundle bed is constructed from maple using cherry panels. The frames for the head and foot boards are solid birds-eye maple. The top rails are steam-bent. The bed slats…
dan’s chair
October 23, 2008

A chair for my son's 21st birthday based on the form of a traditional chief's seat in the Pacific Islands. All surfaces textured with plane or #2 carving chisel and…
Steam bent arch clock
October 11, 2008

Steam bending has always intrigued me. I had designed this clock on my computer first. After making the steam box, and several tries at steaming, I achieved the desired results. The…
Shaker Boxes
October 11, 2008

I'm a big fan of the Shaker box; they are so simple but elegant and FUN! I like to personalize them by using some type of Maple top; my favorites…
Boggs side chair
October 3, 2008

This turned out to be an extremely difficult chair to build, requiring some serious jigs for the steambent parts. The legs bend in two directions, and the back slats are…
Shaker rocking chair
October 2, 2008

This chair was based on a FWW article by Ernie Conover. It was first attempt at making a chair, and the learning curve was incredibly steep. I opted for back…
How to Build a Steambox
December 1, 2007

Q: Great article by Michael Fortune on steam-bending (Master Class, FWW #193). Now, how do I make that wooden steambox? Rainer Vollmerhaus, Toronto, None A: Make the box from 3/4-in.…
Free-Form Steam-Bending
September 1, 2007

Use a standard strap to pre-bend the wood, then wrap it around any form
Extreme Wood Bending
June 27, 2007

A man and his machine make spaghetti out of hardwood lumber with a patented compression process
Free-Form Steam-Bending Technique
March 15, 2007

Bend a workpiece in two directions in this technique for creating curved and twisted furniture parts

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