Date: Sun, 09 Mar 1997 08:19:28 -0500
From: Frederic Gendron <fgendron@gci.ulaval.ca>
To: baidarka@lists.intelenet.net
Subject: steamboxe
Thank's Julio for the quik answer:
>You can make the ribs by steam bending one and a half by 1 quarter
>strips of oak. Those are available at hardware stores.
Unfortunatly your answer raised hundreds of questions on steaming.
I did a little researche on the net and I found the following:
For small stuff like 1 1/2 x 5/8 by 6 foot long oak for ribs, I use a 2
inch diameter piece of PVC. I have it resting on a 2x4 so that it won't
deform under the heat.
I've also nailed sides to the 2x4 so that the tube doesn't flatten. For
a boiler I use a whistling tea kettle with the whistle and top taken
off. A length of radiator hose
connects the kettle to a suitable reduction on the end of the PVC. For a
heat source I use one of those counter top electic burners.
at the address: http://www.wcha.org:80/tidbits/steamfaq.html
What do you think?
Is it what you use to steambox?
How long do I steam the ribs?
What do you use for longitudinals?
Thanks a million!
Fred.