Building Bridges and Bending Wood

[Farrell]

Maybe yes, maybe no for steam on piano parts. As for the old boat builder - I am (was) a young boat rebuilder. I took out old steam bent oak ribs and replaced them with epoxy-laminated cold-molded ribs!

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joseph Garrett" <joegarrett@earthlink.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 12:13 PM
Subject: Building Bridges and Bending Wood


> Terry,
> I see no reason not to Steam Bend, hold in cull until it has equalized MC,
> and then do the glue up. For an olde Boat Builder, this should be a snap.
> <G> Or, in this case no snap. <G>
> Best Regards,
> Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon)
> 
> Been There, Didn't Like It, So I'm Here To Stay! [G}
> 
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