Making a steam box and bending wood 

Thanks for posting this. I learned a few tricks. I do have one thing to add though. The wood is quite stained after being steamed. This is a reaction from the water build up on the metal surface of the duct parts you used to build your steam box. The water drips on the wood staining it. I assume you will be painting the bent piece so it’s of no consequence. If you want to eliminate the stains, build your steam box out of wood with no metal from your screws or nails you used to build it penetrating the inner box. This will give you a clean unstained piece of wood. I learned this from working with a traditional boat builder. C

love this mans sense of humour -- and his carpentry

I was an apprentice just over two years at a large sash and door company; and then worked on my own for close to twenty-two years and you did a fine job on that door. And don't let anyone kid you, we've all built a jig backwards at some point or they just buy from people who produce the bent stuff pre-bent. The wooden box is a good one. I saw a fellow with a metal tube like yours, he just put it at a 45 degree angle and as soon as water gathered on the walls it ran down rather than dripped on the wood. Hang in there, great video...

Been a carpenter for quite some years now.learnt some new tricks watching your video. Thank you

007 pun was a nice touch!

When dealing with bending in these attempts clamp the outsides first but don’t clamp them tightly. Then go from center. This will help give shape even as it quickly starts to dry. Also on ur box, with the weather stripping. Next time use a router to route in a minor circle where the strip will go and use a thicker rubber or latex that has a glue that isnt soluble to water or extreme humidity. Itll last longer.

I love your work and great sense of humor, a sign of a true woodworker!!

Le tunnel a vapeur c'est une chouette idée, j'aurais vraiment pas pensé. Nickel.

So that's what those a-frame ladder platforms are for!!! And all this time I thought they were for paint cans 😆

Thanks for the video. Very helpful as I'm building a steam box right now. And excellent miters on your window top!

Nice steam box. We shared this video on our homemade tools forum this week 😎

You're Awesome. Thanks for the wonderful tips.

going to try to make it tomorrow.looks easy enough thanks

Brilliant bead work. Well done!

nice! looking forward to the next part

I really enjoy your videos because it gives me inspiration for so many projects. My wife and I are going to be moving into a new residence some time soon and I’ve always wanted to build a bar. The steam box would be a great thing for bending some profile beading for around the counter top and other areas. Your videos are so very inspirational indeed. Thank you for posting such great videos 😉

The first job I had in engineering was as a lab technician. I built a lot of prototypes with techniques I hadn't done before and some I hadn't heard of. One thing I quickly learned was to try a practice run. Bend a piece of scrap before your actual part. Could you parallel park the first time you drove a car? I doubt it. You shouldn't expect a new process to go flawlessly either. I have started building bows and I need to be able to steam bend the bow to make a recurve. I got a lot from your video. Thanks.

Thanks for sharing. Real craftmanship.

To avoid loss of flexibility, wrap your pieces in aluminium foil, so it doesn't lose heat/moisture as quickly. This is what guitar makers do.

Loved your James Bond reference

We have something over here (US) you could use and it's called aluminumuminum foil. As soon as you remove the steamed wood from the oven wrap it in the foil to keep the heat and you will find a better bend to your form. You can even heat wood in the foil over the BBQ grill and use no water. Then, put the burgers on that same fire for dinner. Your wife will love your cooking' no mess for her to clean up. My wife is always asking me to grill yard birds. We came from Wiltshire in 1635; grandfather Henry.

That's awesome, I can use this for permanently pleating my fabric! Thanks!

Ah,...Victoria. Very good work and idees. Thank's.

great idea for a steam box thank you

i made a couple of steam boxes one was very similar to this the upgrade had a box built round it from ply off cuts and filled with spray foam i also added some wooden stands made from the cut circles to enable the steam to flow all round the timber

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Thanks for a great video. I've worked wood and I made stained glass windows for many years and have always been fascinated with bending wood. I've encountered several doors and windows that had broken bent pieces, which I repaired with epoxy but would rather have made new bent molding. I'm going to build a steam box. Thanks for the inspiration!

Nicely done...now lets have a look at that roadster

good job

When you steam bend wood, it will always ‘bounce’ back a little, so if you need to form a better fit, you will need to over-bend it slightly to compensate...nice job 👍🏻

Master carpenter!

Top job

Love the car in the background. Great video!

Good work

YOU ARE ABSELUTREY BRIL JOHN BOY

Thank you 👍👍👍

My mate is building a 32' wooden boat. I think he'll appreciate this come fit out.

A regular pressure cooker would be perfect for small pieces

The first part of this reminds me of the scene from the movie Apollo 13 where the engineers on earth need to figure out how to make a carbon dioxide recovery device only using equipment available on the spacecraft.

Thumbs up without a doubt for tiny touches

Bond. James Bond.

Thx for nice content. What did the door end up costing?

it bend so easy

Чудове рішення!

Exhaust pipe gadget mass. For sealed.

i like your youtube channel very much, i have some big wallnut live edge slabs, 10 ft tall, 2-3ft width, 2-3.5 inches! But they not straight. In your opinion, can I straighten them by steam, like building big steamer from plywood or steal, after put it in press?

hi I'm in the process of building one of these, can you tell me the size of the pipe connector that you screwed into the lid, and where to get them from? cheers

Good

Does everybody else drill into their workbench too?

The James bond picture 😂😂😂

I liked the idea and the video I just would have liked more information and keep the writing visible long enough to read it. How long in the steamer?

My dad could have used something like this for violin building (he had worked out various "modern engineering" tricks for building/repairing violins, a lot of them in his book).

How long did you steam the wood for?

Once wood is steamed, bent and dried, does it remain bent forever when subjected to a pulling pressure? I'm thinking of creating a back bend for a guitar headstock; once complete the strings extert a constant pulling force of about 110 pounds. Will the bent wood eventually straighten out? Thanks.

Buen trabajo, algún día construiré mi cámara de vapor para doblar madera como la tuya

Hi mate,just found your chanel and I like your content and work!One question,is a better idea using metal and losing that heat instead of a pvc pipe?Thank you and keep up the good work!

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Quelle Gamine...

isnt it better to soak the wood before steaming?

i'm a total newbie at this could anyone give me a clue on how long to leave say 2 by 1 softwood in the steambox , or is there any danger in leaving it too long.

That was tense, you got it tho, nice work!

Hi - some really good ideas here. Can you tell me what the brass fitting is that you attach the steamer hose to? Where would I find one? Cheers!

That spiral duct pipe is very expensive and is a special order item in my city. For people not familiar with steam bending a little conversation might be useful. Suggest discussing how long to steam what grain types bend best. And types of wood bend best. Best information I have seen was on Engels coach shop RU-vid.

Things went well until the metal ventilator pipe came out. Metal is perfect for use as a heat exchanger and radiator this will remove the heat from the steam. Looking back in the past steam boxes where made from wood a dam good insulator keeping the heat in. Also in heating the metal pipe the box efficiency will drop and the runing costs in heat will go up. If you have to be modern about things use plastic soil pipe a not good conductor of expensive energy.

Really interesting. Good tips. Thank you You are allowed to talk. :-)

What did you use to create the steam?? And where can I find it ?

How long to steam the the wood 1"x1.5" x 12' and where could we buy a steamer???? Thanks a lot

Pls what the name of the heater for ur project

Bend... James Bend...

Why didn't you insulate it? It would have slowed the steam from condensing and made it more effective.

Just checked out a few of your videos and subscribed. Very cool. One suggestion, make the text bigger. Kinda hard for us old farts to read on our phones.

6:25 jajaja genial

Does anyone know what steamer he used and if it can be refilled while in use. I am looking for a steamer that will continue providing steam for 3+ hours for thick boards.

nice!, how much time you put it on steam?

"its too big" XD

you need quick clamps for a job like this

Will love to see how you did the profile...

What kind steamer is that.

Shipwright used Plastic bags in place and a gas can on a lobster gas cooker and a hose no heat losses clamp it in place bag and all .

you should not miter internal an internal corner as they should be scribed

steaming hot

Love your videos. What is the cool car you have in the background?

How long should I steam a wood untill I can bend it?

@0:52 I think they have to due to the use of steam.

“You know that, and I know that, but this door looks pretty stupid.” - you all know who it’s from

Did I just see what I saw at 6:25 ?

Now you can steam yourself some hot din-dins on cold days...

6:25 +1

Wait do you just casually have a Ferrari under a bunch of dust and tools in the back?.....

6:24 007

Like any pressured tube you should have made more circumference flanges and built an insulated box around the whole thibng and sprayed in foam for insulation and strength. HVAC tube is a good idea thoughh. The support wires could be stronger and be below center to enlarge capacity and you can always put in a spacer to get to exact max size once below center. You have limited it. No temp gauge. a thermometer is a necessity. You are working blind. You probably are below 200F inside with your ltd. pressure it should go over 230 to be moer effective. it is steaming not boiling. Also you are stretching the woodaround the bends = bad, without stops and steel straps you must klearn to put wood into compression. If you want to do bending right. These videos can be a savior or a curse to arts and crafts.

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