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Skin-on-Frame: Bending mahogany- no worries!
By:Malcolm Schweizer
Date: 12/12/2009, 6:11 pm

Hello all,

Mark this down for the storehouse of useless knowledge in case someone brings it up again. I just steam bent some mahogany for a wood surfboard (for the rails) and I just heated up a big pot of water on the stove and stuck the mahogany over the top, and it bent very easily by hand. I do believe I've found my rib material for the SOF kayak project. It should be quite beautiful too- probably will hate to skin the thing.

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: Bending mahogany- no worries!
Malcolm Schweizer -- 12/12/2009, 6:11 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Bending mahogany- no worries!
Brian Nystrom -- 12/13/2009, 5:25 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Bending mahogany- no worries!
Bill Hamm -- 12/14/2009, 12:18 am