Steam Bending Tips - How I Learned to Bend Thick White Oak The Hard Way (SMM Sign Build - Part 9)

My process of learning steam bending, starting with one of the more difficult steam bending projects.
Many thanks to Jeff Shaw at Narwhal Labs, the new makerspace at TotalBoat:
‪@NarwhalLabs‬ and ‪@TotalBoat‬
www.narwhallab...
Tools from (all purchased by me, not sponsored)
‪@LeeValleyTools‬
‪@rockler‬
Sign design using ‪@adskFusion‬
Animations using Fusion 360 and ‪@BlenderOfficial‬ - thanks to ‪@blenderguru‬ for the tutorial videos that allowed me to gain the degree of comfort with Blender needed to make the animations.
How I made the Avatarish Map:
• Create a Fantasy Map o...
Products used (no affiliate links)
White Oak from Greenwich Wood Products in Hope, RI:
www.greenwichw...
Lee Valley steam bending book (free download):
www.leevalley....
Direct link:
assets.leevall...
Lee Valley Bending Strap:
www.leevalley....
Lee Valley Block and Tackle: www.leevalley....
Lee Valley Bench Pins: www.leevalley....
Rockler Steam Bending Kit: www.rockler.co...
One-Ton Worm Gear Winch from Harbor Freight:
www.harborfrei...
Bluetooth-Enabled Meat Thermometer
www.harborfrei...
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