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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Additives to the water for soak
By:Chuck
Date: 3/6/2009, 8:13 am
In Response To: Skin-on-Frame: Additives to the water for soaking rib stock (Phil Nelson)

A group of us just built 13 SOF's. I added a bit of fabric softener to the soak water & it definatelly seemed to help. 4 years ago I used wood from the same air dried ash plank for ribs & broke about 20%. This year, with the fabric softener, I broke or cracked none! WoooHoooo! (mostly we used white oak, but prolly about 40 ribs were the same ash as last time.)

BTW, I'm using a big steam generator, about 264 degrees, 6-9 minute steam.

Happy bending!

ChuckS

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: Additives to the water for soaking rib stock
Phil Nelson -- 3/5/2009, 9:08 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Additives to the water for soak
Phil Nelson -- 3/9/2009, 8:16 am
Soaking wood ------WebKitFormBoundaryoGht7Em+G7oB0 *LINK*
Jay Babina ------WebKitFormBoundaryoGht7Em+G7oB0Uu -- 3/6/2009, 11:12 am
Re: Soaking wood ------WebKitFormBoundaryoGht7Em+G
Bill Hamm -- 3/8/2009, 12:33 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Additives to the water for soak
Chuck -- 3/6/2009, 8:13 am
Some observations
Brian Nystrom -- 3/7/2009, 9:14 am
Re: Some observations
ChuckS -- 3/11/2009, 12:49 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Additives to the water for soak
Mike Bielski------WebKitFormBoundaryx6tN6V9+L8A854 -- 3/6/2009, 12:39 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Additives to the water for soak
Chuck -- 3/6/2009, 2:36 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Additives to the water for soak
Bill Hamm -- 3/6/2009, 4:45 am