Steam Bending Wood Compression Strap

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Steam bending wood compression strap. With cold bend hardwood the wood is compressed before it is bent. For simple bends i e one or more bends in the same plane and in the same direction. Each strap comes ready to bolt onto all our adjustable end stops and is. These are 1mm thick stainless steel compression straps they light medium duty suitable for wood up to 25mm thick.

The ends should be square cut and all sides planed smooth. Bending blanks the stock itself should be the straightest grained knot free material you can fi nd. When microwaving to generate steam you must wrap the piece of wood in a wet paper towel and put it in your kitchen device. Green wood and air dried wood are the easiest to bend.

Get the mini steam bending workshop for instant steam bending in your kitchen or school or buy compression straps and other jigs use in the workshop. Wood can t stretch so steam benders use a steel backing strap on the outside of the curve to force compression to the inside of the bend the inside gets shorter but the outside stays the same length. This is a demonstration of how i bend a 1 1 4 x 3 1 2 kiln dried piece of walnut to an 11 1 8 radius for a danish modern chair back rest. There are lots of ways to bend wood.

More 44 0 15395 52986. Veritas strap clamps for steam bending. But you can bend kiln dried wood if you soak it for a day before steaming it and are ok with a few broken pieces here and there. Steamed wood can be compressed a remarkable amount but it will stretch less than 1 2 of 1 without failing.

They light medium duty suitable for wood up to 25mm thick. The heating time will vary depending on the thickness and the size of the lumber you want to bend. The strap keeps the wood on the outside of a bend from stretching and failing.