Subject: Re: [baidarka] cedar to ash
From: Wayne Steffens (wsteffen@skypoint.com)
Date: Wed Apr 03 2002 - 12:40:29 EST
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From: "Peter Graffunder" <PeterG@rmarchitects.com>
> Wayne,
>
> White cedar doesn't steam bend well when green (especially the sapwood).
> It seems to contain too much water (the cells are saturated) and the
> wood cannot compress on the inside of the bend. The wood then fails on
> the outside of the bend (tension side). If it does bend without tension
> failure, you often get small compression failures on the inside of the
> bend (evidenced by creases at right angles to the bend).
> Try using dried white cedar which has been soaked, soaking will not
> saturate the wood.
I'll compromise because I'm too impatient to wait a few days-I'll try some
dry cedar that hasnt been soaked, and if that doesnt work I'm going to ash.
Then I'll soak some to test for the next time. Although my cedar is quite
fresh, its hard to tell that its not dry wood anyway. Very unlike my green
spruce, which is obviously quite green and "wet"
Wayne
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