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Re: Skin-on-Frame: preferred rib material
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 3/25/2011, 9:10 am
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: preferred rib material (Brian Nystrom)

: While that rule of thumb works for stock that's an inch thick or
: more, it doesn't work for rib stock. I find that 3-4 minutes is
: plenty for 1/4" thick ribs. Over-steaming drives moisture
: OUT of the wood and makes it brittle. It's important to remember
: that the purpose of steaming is to heat the wood evenly to a
: temp of ~212F. Steam is just an efficient vehicle for
: transferring heat at the right temp, the moisture in it is
: largely irrelevant.

I'm still experimenting with doing this on light thin materials :)

I've done some steaming on big boat ribs, though not in many years, but am now just learning on small stuff. For some reason softwood takes longer to steam than hardwoods, counter to what I'd guess.

Bill H.

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Skin-on-Frame: preferred rib material
StephenHJ -- 3/23/2011, 7:27 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: preferred rib material
Bill Hamm -- 3/23/2011, 8:19 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 3/23/2011, 8:53 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 3/23/2011, 9:11 pm
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David Bynoe -- 3/23/2011, 11:43 pm
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StephenHJ -- 3/24/2011, 2:12 am
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M. McMann -- 3/24/2011, 3:35 am
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Paul G. Jacobson -- 3/24/2011, 4:02 am
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Bill Hamm -- 3/24/2011, 7:25 am
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Paul Montgomery -- 3/24/2011, 8:51 am
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Scott Shurlow -- 3/24/2011, 9:57 am
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Foster -- 3/24/2011, 11:39 am
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David Bynoe -- 3/24/2011, 3:03 pm
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Brian Nystrom -- 3/25/2011, 6:57 am
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ancient kayaker -- 3/24/2011, 11:15 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 3/25/2011, 9:06 am
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Brian Nystrom -- 3/25/2011, 6:52 am
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Bill Hamm -- 3/25/2011, 9:10 am
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ancient kayaker -- 3/25/2011, 4:08 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 3/25/2011, 6:58 pm
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Thomas Duncan -- 3/24/2011, 9:25 pm
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Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K -- 3/24/2011, 9:07 am
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Scott Shurlow -- 3/24/2011, 9:54 am
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Aaron Hines -- 3/24/2011, 5:36 pm
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Bill Padin -- 3/24/2011, 7:07 pm
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Brian Nystrom -- 3/25/2011, 7:03 am
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billpadin -- 3/25/2011, 8:47 pm
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Mike Savage -- 3/24/2011, 8:02 pm
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Thomas Duncan -- 3/24/2011, 9:41 pm
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StephenHJ -- 3/25/2011, 1:00 pm