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Re: Soaking is NOT necessary
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 1/8/2009, 1:14 pm
In Response To: Soaking is NOT necessary (Brian Nystrom)

: Wood does not have to be moist to bend. The point of steaming is to HEAT the
: wood, not increase the moisture in it. It's the heat that softens the
: lignin in the wood, allowing it to be bent.

Yes you're right, soaking isn't necessary all the time, but sometimes it helps specially if the wood has been kiln dried and is overly dry to start with.

This is why you can often bend wood using a heat gun and no steam at all.

It's still easier with green wood and steam.

Bill H.

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Material: ideal MC for white oak
John Oetting -- 1/6/2009, 12:28 pm
Re: Material: ideal MC for white oak
Bill Hamm -- 1/11/2009, 12:41 am
Re: Material: ideal MC for white oak
Brian Nystrom -- 1/8/2009, 8:24 am
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John Oetting -- 1/8/2009, 7:06 pm
Re: Material: ideal MC for white oak
Bill Hamm -- 1/8/2009, 7:37 pm
Re: Material: ideal MC for white oak
Bill Hamm -- 1/8/2009, 2:03 am
Re: Material: ideal MC for white oak
John Oetting -- 1/8/2009, 7:11 pm
Re: Material: ideal MC for white oak
Aaron H -- 1/6/2009, 1:35 pm
Re: Material: ideal MC for white oak
Joy -- 1/7/2009, 8:03 am
Re: Material: ideal MC for white oak
Bill Hamm -- 1/8/2009, 12:49 am
Re: Material: ideal MC for white oak
Bill Hamm -- 1/7/2009, 1:22 am
Soaking is NOT necessary
Brian Nystrom -- 1/8/2009, 8:22 am
Re: Soaking is NOT necessary
Bill Hamm -- 1/8/2009, 1:14 pm