Got wood?

[gregj410]

I think that you have to let it dry or at least pretty close to dry held in the formed shape before doing anything else. Once completely dry, it should hold the shape.

Makes sense, however it would be very time prohibitive in my case. That hickory bend is on a 10’ sheet of plywood and mirrors itself and finishes out at 5-1/2” wide. I can’t begin to imagine what a steamer for a piece that size would be comprised of or even where I would house it. I was able to form 7 strips of the pine at once but only 3 of the hickory. I coat it nicely with a 2 part epoxy, once dry it has almost no creep factor at all. I have awoken in the night with thoughts of glue failure on one of these, that would be bad.

Nice bow Robert. I’ve seen guys get pretty creative with layering different woods when making bows. I love Purple Heart as an accent wood too. I built this inlay 20 years ago that will probably never go in my floor because I hate working on floors on the weekend it has Purple Heart accents throughout

[robert.]

I built a steamer from a beer keg. Remove the top plug. place a 5 inch PVC. T over the top hole. Then i glued 5 foot of PVC on each side of the T. I sat that setup on a large propane burner and let it rip. The was a failure. Purple heart can't take the compression on the belly side. In photo 3. you can see where it pinched from being pulled back. It's now a wall hanger. sitting atop a pair of eBay moose antlers.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

I think that you have to let it dry or at least pretty close to dry held in the formed shape before doing anything else. Once completely dry, it should hold the shape.

Makes sense, however it would be very time prohibitive in my case. That hickory bend is on a 10’ sheet of plywood and mirrors itself and finishes out at 5-1/2” wide. I can’t begin to imagine what a steamer for a piece that size would be comprised of or even where I would house it. I was able to form 7 strips of the pine at once but only 3 of the hickory. I coat it nicely with a 2 part epoxy, once dry it has almost no creep factor at all. I have awoken in the night with thoughts of glue failure on one of these, that would be bad.

It would only be practical for you if you were actually going to do this sort of work regularly and had the luxury of the space. What robert is doing might be closer to what I might have wanted to do 20-30 years ago to make chairs, etc. when my wood shop was still primarily a wood shop.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Hmmmm........................

[robert.]

I practiced in a karate studio that had that same setup. Sensei Kim used to prove a point. " You can be as strong as a ton of bricks. Without knowledge you'll never support that strength "

[HONDO74]

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Wood? Well, I guess a wood box at the intersection of marriage and firearms is a possibility....

[Rufus T. Firefly]

[Rufus T. Firefly]

[robert.]

[MurphOnMillerAve]

But why?
(I have to ask. What's the message or point, not that there has to be one?)
I can't read it. I'm not getting any message or purpose, other than a desire to shock and to be cute.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

What's the message or point, not that there has to be one?

Fun? Kids having fun? You were a kid having fun with your buds once upon a time, right?

I'm not getting any message or purpose, other than a desire to shock and to be cute.

Shock? Clever!

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Fair enough. Fun in its own way. Bravo.

And regarding childhood, there wasn't a day I wasn't out in da hood exploring, on an adventure, or playing with friends, one or two at a time, or a whole battalion of 'em . Yup. Kids heaven.

And none of us got absorbed into brick walls; although, we did leave numerous secret marks and items buried in the new homes being built continually in our new suburb. Yup. Mo' heavenly stuff.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

And none of us got absorbed into brick walls;

Bet you climbed over and about them!