: If you steam the pieces before laminating, it dramatically reduces
: the clamping pressure required to hold them in place. Here'a
: shot of a steam-bent coaming on an SOF. The rim is two 1/4"
: x 1/4" pieces stacked. BTW, if you round the edge of your
: stock with a router before you cut the outer strip, it saves a
: lot of hand work later.

I think it's easier when you do it on a SOF coaming, because you're only bending the wood in one plane, and then the whole coaming bends when you sew the skin to it. On a strip or other kayak, you have to make your wood bend in two planes, and it just doesn't want to do that. To be honest, I'm always surprised when people make it actually work.

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