Thread: Steaming big and long bits of wood

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Richard

(I'll even do a Vogon and read some of my poetry to you )

Here is one of the Forests NSW publications that I mentioned in a recent post - the one on bending timber.

If you would like a copy of the one on Timber in Boatbuilding, please PM me with your e-mail address and I will send it to you.

Daddles - remind me in the next day or two to see if I have a suitable bit of Tassie Oak down the shed that you can practice with......... then maybe drop it off to you or if you are in the area... coffee and pick it up...

Eucalyptus obliqua, commonly known as Australian Oak, Brown Top, Brown Top Stringbark, Messmate, Messmate Stringybark, Stringybark, Victoria Ash and Tasmanian Oak
One of the most important Australian hardwoods, E. obliqua is often sold with E. regnans (Mountain Ash) as "Vic Ash" or "Tasmanian Oak". The sapwood is pale brown, the heartwood light brown. It has an even texture, with straight grains sometimes interlocked, and well-defined rings. The timber has moderate hardness and strength. It is easily worked, glued and stained; it is also suitable for steam bending.

Originally Posted by Aberdeen

Daddles - remind me in the next day or two to see if I have a suitable bit of Tassie Oak down the shed that you can practice with......... then maybe drop it off to you or if you are in the area... coffee and pick it up...

Eucalyptus obliqua, commonly known as Australian Oak, Brown Top, Brown Top Stringbark, Messmate, Messmate Stringybark, Stringybark, Victoria Ash and Tasmanian Oak
One of the most important Australian hardwoods, E. obliqua is often sold with E. regnans (Mountain Ash) as "Vic Ash" or "Tasmanian Oak". The sapwood is pale brown, the heartwood light brown. It has an even texture, with straight grains sometimes interlocked, and well-defined rings. The timber has moderate hardness and strength. It is easily worked, glued and stained; it is also suitable for steam bending.

Very tempted to just do the lot in Tassie Oak and be done with it (that's including the curvy front bit )

If I buy a plank long enough to start at the transom, go up one side, around the front of the cockpit and then back down the other side to the transom, will you come and help me steam and fit it? I'll supply the Rum

Seriously, I'd do it in four bits Can you guess where the joins are?

Richard

Well I did Rusty's in one long length x 2 layers.....
And I didn't need to steam that bit....

Joins? Hmmmm.... maybe where the rowlocks will be positioned ???

hey daddles, pity about the distance could set up my prawn cooker and modufy it a little, brings 20 litres of water to the boil in about 10 minutes and maintins that with about 3 kg of prawns on the cook...........wait a minute wouldn't be able to cook the prawns then

So where do you northeners get prawns? Hmmmm... maybe I should come up there this week instead of SWMBO..... I like prawns....

Daddles
What is the current state of play for the steaming timber olympics ?
Last I heard is that your Dad got a new burner, building a stand for it....
Have you decided on the next choice of timber for us to try / ruin ?

Originally Posted by Aberdeen

Daddles
What is the current state of play for the steaming timber olympics ?
Last I heard is that your Dad got a new burner, building a stand for it....
Have you decided on the next choice of timber for us to try / ruin ?

Uni's getting in the way. I hope to get onto it in the next week or so, but certainly during the school holidays.

Richard