> There is no rocket science with steam bending. I followed the directions
> in Wolfgang's book, Camp stove,pot of boiling water, plywood box method. I
> milled oak strips on my table saw; soaked them for about a week, since
> they were dry; heat and bend...I encourage you to just go for it, you
> really can not mess-up...

A good place to find information on steam bending is in woodworking books. Taunton press ( www.taunton.com ) which prints Fine Woodworking magazine has a good selection or you can go to Amazon.com and do a search on woodworking tecniques. You will be surprised at the number of books with information in it. Chairmakers especially do a lot of steam bending for their craft. I've looked at some of these for this very reason. There is a lot on technique and the woods to use and how to make your own steamer. Good luck.

Dave Caudill