Surprisingly not dangerous? OK, but I still don't want to be in the room if anything lets go, blocks, chains, tensioning cable, etc. Looks like the biggest, nastiest cross bow I've ever seen! That oak must relax (assume the new shape) real fast after it's bent.
Your process, as I have read it, involves autoclaving followed by hydraulic pressing. In other words, you are steaming at nearly 280-degrees F under pressure, followed by hydraulically compressing the wood, before you go to 'final bending'. Is this correct? Except on the largest dimensional woods, I'm not really clear on the advantage of this over traditional steam-and-bend processes, as well as some bend-while-green processes.
It's solid white oak. We work with most of the hardwoods. The wood is compressed to make it flexible before bending. No chemicals, No laminations. No steam needed after compression. It is bent cold. No spring back either. The compressed wood is bent while moist, then the shape is fixed by drying the wood. Check out more info at ExtremeWoodBending or PureTimber.
@derekHSmith They steam it and smash it end-to-end. It gets about 20% shorter and then stretches back out a little. This makes it super bendable. It took me 45 seconds on Google to find that.
Hi! I really like your video and thought you may be interested in a steam-bending course taking place this summer, in the Lake District, I’ve messaged you with more details. Hope it’s of interest!
its a nice tutorial you have here :) i actually made a furniture myself and i used your technique but i think u woodworkers should take a look at woodworkingplans(dot)tk well its basically 14000 woodworking plans and designs its rly nice i've bought it and it saved me thousands :D and time as well ... you should try it! by the way e.how shows you some realy good techniques you should check his videos
@cpmroz When you say "compressed" do you mean its an epoxy laminated piece of white oak? I'm surprised the wedges attached to the plywood don't come loose from the force. I've boiled and bent a lot of solid white oak (2"x2") and though they're hot and soft they still put a lot of strain on the form I bend and clamp them around.
@r32adt3db It is surprisingly not dangerous. The compressed wood just stretches out. It takes a lot of leverage to do it at first, but then it gets used to its new shape and relaxes. Their is no spring-back.
Surprisingly not dangerous? OK, but I still don't want to be in the room if anything lets go, blocks, chains, tensioning cable, etc. Looks like the biggest, nastiest cross bow I've ever seen! That oak must relax (assume the new shape) real fast after it's bent.
jfan4reva 1 week ago
Your process, as I have read it, involves autoclaving followed by hydraulic pressing. In other words, you are steaming at nearly 280-degrees F under pressure, followed by hydraulically compressing the wood, before you go to 'final bending'. Is this correct? Except on the largest dimensional woods, I'm not really clear on the advantage of this over traditional steam-and-bend processes, as well as some bend-while-green processes.
MountainDweller67 2 weeks ago
Define the proses of compressed wood?
LuiNJae 4 weeks ago
Pretty impressive!
StealthAMG 4 months ago
It's solid white oak. We work with most of the hardwoods. The wood is compressed to make it flexible before bending. No chemicals, No laminations. No steam needed after compression. It is bent cold. No spring back either. The compressed wood is bent while moist, then the shape is fixed by drying the wood. Check out more info at ExtremeWoodBending or PureTimber.
cpmroz 7 months ago
What the heck is "compressed white oak", I can't seem to find that in my Webster's. Define your terms.
And if that's a composite, it isn't "solid white oak 2 x 6" either. I feel you may be misleading people.
derekHSmith 8 months ago
@derekHSmith They steam it and smash it end-to-end. It gets about 20% shorter and then stretches back out a little. This makes it super bendable. It took me 45 seconds on Google to find that.
Devilonsteroids 8 months ago
Hi! I really like your video and thought you may be interested in a steam-bending course taking place this summer, in the Lake District, I’ve messaged you with more details. Hope it’s of interest!
ArtforArchitecture 8 months ago
could you steam and bend a 6'' by 1'' plank of iroko and get the same result. thanks
robertoneil123 10 months ago
Impressive! Do you steam them?
canubelieve 1 year ago
Is in steamed? ooo And what's compressed White Oak. (English is my third language)
ClinicallyTested1 1 year ago
i bet you need over bend it to preven spring back, and wood relaxing more than the curve?
eloid777 1 year ago
That's no real wood for sure, you can't band real wood so easily and fast. People believe wathever they see.
hibirapita 1 year ago
still think safety glasses arent a bad idea
DONNIMETROPOLIS313 1 year ago
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its a nice tutorial you have here :) i actually made a furniture myself and i used your technique but i think u woodworkers should take a look at woodworkingplans(dot)tk well its basically 14000 woodworking plans and designs its rly nice i've bought it and it saved me thousands :D and time as well ... you should try it! by the way e.how shows you some realy good techniques you should check his videos
LizardKing691 1 year ago
I'm guessing you used ammonia to bend that?
vokes420 1 year ago
@vokes420 Not Ammonia, it is compressed White Oak.
cpmroz 1 year ago 2
@cpmroz When you say "compressed" do you mean its an epoxy laminated piece of white oak? I'm surprised the wedges attached to the plywood don't come loose from the force. I've boiled and bent a lot of solid white oak (2"x2") and though they're hot and soft they still put a lot of strain on the form I bend and clamp them around.
henrynevins 1 year ago
@vokes420 you just need steam-nature's magic
minxel16 8 months ago
wow! impressive! however, i have to imagine if that thing exploded, anyone in the general vicinity might need more than a bandaid to clean things up.
r32adt3db 2 years ago
@r32adt3db It is surprisingly not dangerous. The compressed wood just stretches out. It takes a lot of leverage to do it at first, but then it gets used to its new shape and relaxes. Their is no spring-back.
cpmroz 1 year ago 3
woulda' thunk? no safety glasses tho.... bad.
makeitinthemeadow 2 years ago
holy mother of...
flute4thought 2 years ago
Do you have a metal strap over the top edge of your 2 x6? To keep it from splintering up?
Nice work
ralphcanoes 2 years ago
Wow. I get scared just bending inch thick pieces of ash, but this is extreme.
jbartlett83 2 years ago 5
@jbartlett83 We do 2x6 Ash too. No sweat.
cpmroz 1 year ago
thats impresive, and potentialy dangerous... 5 stars
cocy3000 2 years ago
wow thumbs up
mobilhacker 2 years ago
carefull, not close to that machine cause you could loose them lol
cocy3000 2 years ago