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Forum: Framebuilders

04-03-14, 04:15 PM

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Making wooden fenders

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Posted By Canaboo

Keep in mind that industrial bending methods may...

Keep in mind that industrial bending methods may involve ammonia treatment to plasticise the wood.

Forum: Framebuilders

04-02-14, 03:37 PM

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Making wooden fenders

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Posted By Canaboo

For sure. You're trying to convince all the cells...

For sure. You're trying to convince all the cells to squeeze uniformly and many woods want to "crimp" in a couple of spots instead.
Much of that has to do with wood type selection as well.
I ...

Forum: Framebuilders

04-02-14, 09:00 AM

Replies: 31

Making wooden fenders

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Posted By Canaboo

You have that backwards. Bent wood compresses on...

You have that backwards. Bent wood compresses on the inside of the curve, it doesn't stretch on the outside. That's why support straps of metal are used in most steam bending applications. That...

Forum: Framebuilders

03-28-14, 05:06 PM

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Making wooden fenders

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Posted By Canaboo

You can just lay carbon or any other fabric over...

You can just lay carbon or any other fabric over a mold covered with clear tape and stretch an inner tube strip around it to smooth it. Tape one end of the tube down and stretch it around the...

Forum: Framebuilders

03-27-14, 08:07 PM

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Making wooden fenders

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Posted By Canaboo

I would highly recommend using Elm if you can get...

I would highly recommend using Elm if you can get your hands on some. Elm is unigue in that it has very tangled fibers so it is not nearly as prone to cracking if you bend it from side to side.
It...

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