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Oak bend fine
By:Brian Nystrom
Date: 8/20/2003, 1:33 pm
In Response To: Re: Steam the Suckers! *LINK* (Kurt Maurer)

I don't find it any harder to bend than ash. There is no "guarantee" that any wood will bend well. Grain orientation is critical to bending and even the best bending woods are useless if the grain it wrong.

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S&G: wood for coaming lip
Tony W. -- 8/18/2003, 8:35 pm
Re: S&G: wood for coaming lip *Pic*
Andy Waddington -- 8/19/2003, 6:40 pm
Re: S&G: wood for coaming lip
Tony W. -- 8/19/2003, 10:42 pm
Re: S&G: wood for coaming lip
Kurt Maurer -- 8/20/2003, 12:28 am
Re: S&G: wood for coaming lip
Jay Babina -- 8/19/2003, 8:23 am
Re: S&G: wood for coaming lip
Dave Stecker -- 8/18/2003, 9:03 pm
Re: S&G: wood for coaming lip
rnb4tla -- 8/18/2003, 9:33 pm
Steam the Suckers! *LINK* *Pic*
Kurt Maurer -- 8/19/2003, 12:07 am
Re: Steam the Suckers!
Tony W. -- 8/19/2003, 11:10 pm
Re: Steam the Suckers! *LINK*
Kurt Maurer -- 8/20/2003, 12:23 am
Oak bend fine
Brian Nystrom -- 8/20/2003, 1:33 pm
Re: Steam the Suckers!
Tony W. -- 8/19/2003, 11:03 pm