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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Lumber Source near NE Ohio?
By:Malcolm Schweizer
Date: 10/20/2009, 10:09 am
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: Lumber Source near NE Ohio? (Bill Hamm)

You can bend softwoods. The trick is don't steam it, but rather just pour hot water (at or near boiling) directly onto the wood as you bend it. I did this for a cockpit coaming with white pine and cedar. It worked fine. Not one single crack.

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Skin-on-Frame: Lumber Source near NE Ohio?
Clark -- 10/18/2009, 4:42 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Lumber Source near NE Ohio?
Joy -- 10/20/2009, 1:20 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Lumber Source near NE Ohio?
Bill Hamm -- 10/19/2009, 12:32 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Lumber Source near NE Ohio?
Malcolm Schweizer -- 10/20/2009, 10:09 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/21/2009, 12:31 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/21/2009, 12:33 am
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Clark -- 10/19/2009, 9:41 am
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Charlie -- 10/19/2009, 12:05 pm
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Clark -- 10/19/2009, 1:37 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/19/2009, 5:14 pm
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Charlie -- 10/19/2009, 5:05 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Lumber Source near NE Ohio?
Charlie -- 10/18/2009, 9:49 pm