Fine Woodworking on Bending Wood: 35 Articles

This book covers a diverse amount of applications, from boat building, furniture building, and luthier. All of the techniques are from old timers. The articles are suggestions from professions that bend wood for a living. There is a plan for how to build your own steam chamber, plus where you can buy equipment. Granted the articles are old but the ideas still apply today. After reading this book, i have created my own steam chamber, bending platforms, clamps, and an understanding of what woods bend well and which don't. It is a collection of articles not a book written by one person, so it is not point A to point B. I keep this book nearby in my shop for quick reference and i hope you do to.

My husband loves working with wood. He and his friend were building a canoe in our basement. He wanted to know the correct way to bend wood without it breaking. This book did the trick. It has become part of his woodworking library. Thank you.