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Re: Strip: bending 1st bow strip?
By:Mike Savage
Date: 5/20/2011, 8:58 am
In Response To: Re: Strip: bending 1st bow strip? (Bill Hamm)

: Using an iron makes sense, the steam though I suspect isn't doing
: much. Using a steam box the steam is just a medium to evenly
: transfer heat to the wood and to all surfaces at once. Without a
: way of capturing the steam it just escapes without doing much.
: The heat does the work, not the water (steam).

: Bill H.

Hi Bill,
The advantage with a steam iron is that the steam lessens the likelyhood of putting scorch marks on the timber.
The disadvantage is that the timber does absorb some moisture and you have to let it dry. Slightly moist/damp timber holds the heat for a bit longer than dry, even if the moisture is only in the surface.

That said, I still use a heat gun over a steam iron, tis faster to start. :D

Mike Savage
South West Cork

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Andrew T -- 5/18/2011, 11:38 pm
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PatrickC -- 5/19/2011, 10:36 am
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Noel Bennett -- 5/19/2011, 12:06 am
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Allan -- 5/19/2011, 1:28 am
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JohnK -- 5/19/2011, 12:44 am
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dave g -- 5/19/2011, 12:54 am
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Bill Hamm -- 5/19/2011, 1:54 am
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Joy -- 5/19/2011, 3:50 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 5/19/2011, 9:06 pm
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Mike Savage -- 5/20/2011, 8:58 am
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Bill Hamm -- 5/20/2011, 10:11 am
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george jung -- 5/20/2011, 9:46 pm
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Al Edie -- 5/21/2011, 1:04 am
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Bill Hamm -- 5/21/2011, 7:39 am
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ancient kayaker -- 5/20/2011, 5:40 pm
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Andrew T -- 5/22/2011, 7:49 pm
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Andrew T -- 5/22/2011, 7:53 pm
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Andrew T -- 5/22/2011, 7:56 pm
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Randy Echtinaw -- 5/22/2011, 9:12 pm
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dave g -- 5/22/2011, 11:43 pm
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Andrew T -- 5/23/2011, 4:29 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 5/24/2011, 1:10 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 5/25/2011, 1:51 am
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Bill Hamm -- 5/25/2011, 1:34 pm
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Clayton Plunkett -- 5/22/2011, 8:33 pm
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Clayton Plunkett -- 5/19/2011, 8:47 am
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Andrew T -- 5/19/2011, 9:39 am
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Clayton Plunkett -- 5/19/2011, 9:54 am
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Randy Echtinaw -- 5/19/2011, 11:09 am
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Bill Hamm -- 5/19/2011, 9:08 pm
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Bryan Kapteyn -- 5/20/2011, 10:53 am
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Randy Echtinaw -- 5/20/2011, 5:05 pm
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Etienne Muller - ireland -- 5/21/2011, 3:46 am
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Al Edie -- 5/19/2011, 11:32 am
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Joe Whitman -- 5/19/2011, 12:37 pm
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Andrew T -- 5/19/2011, 2:11 pm
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Clayton Plunkett -- 5/19/2011, 3:41 pm
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Clayton Plunkett -- 5/19/2011, 3:42 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 5/19/2011, 9:10 pm
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Al Edie -- 5/19/2011, 9:11 pm
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Clayton Plunkett -- 5/20/2011, 9:26 am
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Al Edie -- 5/21/2011, 12:44 am