Looks really good actually. I felt for you though when the boards kept snapping but patience , perseverance really paid off. It looks very good and I’m sure you’ll enjoy your handiwork for years to come. 🌳
I'm no expert but whenever I've seen stuff like this done the wood has been wetted to give it better flexibility. The traditional baskets in my country are made from interlocked birch strips and they are boiled for quite a long time and then bent while still hot
Oh absolutely! You’re totally right. As I mention in the video, if only I had a steamer... Yet 12+ hours of soaking didn’t seem to make much difference to the outcome in this case, and most of the strips actually did their job impressively with a little patience, some even when dry. That is the intended use of this product after all, right off the shelf… I just pushed it to its limit. I wonder, if I had all the right tools for every experiment I try, would I still try them? Or is attempting to do something “the wrong way” part of the fun? Maybe the challenge is what gets me out of bed. Thanks for the comment, and thanks for watching?
Haha. Yep. But I worked out a whole steamer design in my head that day… using a length of 10” sewer pipe and an oil drum as a boiler… but yeah, that would be a whole other video. :)
@@lumberingshenanigans A nice version of a steam room (for humans) I saw once was two household radiators, leaned together in the shape of an A frame, in the space between/under the radiators was a stoked fire, the radiators we fed from a constant water source bit thought the plumbing of a toilet cistern (casually plunked on the grass), so the feed was controlled by how much space was available. As the water fed into the radiators and was converted to steam by the fire below and then directed into a makeshift hut covered in heaven canvas and tarps. The result was a very comfortable steam room that would keep running as long as the fire was burning. And all in the middle of a field in Gloucestershire. Worth a try!
That sounds amazing! A lot of people out here do wood fired dry saunas, (I think because it’s pretty damp most of the time) but I’ve always been more comfortable in steam. Maybe I’ll do some research. :) Thanks for watching!
Well......Steambox would be better....BUT....The amount of Knots sunk your project. Great idea. Had you chosen an "A" or CVG?....Clear Sailing...But..... “A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor”. FDR We Live, We Learn, We Improve. Life!👍
Totally agree. There wasn’t a lot of “choosing” going on with the stock I used. I had a couple of stacks of this generic landscaping bender board on hand, so that’s what I used. I wouldn’t say it “sunk” the project (because it was a success, still standing 1 year on) but it definitely made it challenging and frustrating, and maybe more interesting to watch? 😂
Looks really good actually. I felt for you though when the boards kept snapping but patience , perseverance really paid off. It looks very good and I’m sure you’ll enjoy your handiwork for years to come. 🌳
Hey, thank you for saying so. I like the look a lot too, but now I want to rebuild the whole shower house to match. 😂
@@lumberingshenanigans haha I don’t blame you. I’d be the same. But really, it looks pretty cool as it is.
@@lumberingshenanigans nah man, I dig the contrast.
I'm no expert but whenever I've seen stuff like this done the wood has been wetted to give it better flexibility. The traditional baskets in my country are made from interlocked birch strips and they are boiled for quite a long time and then bent while still hot
Oh absolutely! You’re totally right. As I mention in the video, if only I had a steamer... Yet 12+ hours of soaking didn’t seem to make much difference to the outcome in this case, and most of the strips actually did their job impressively with a little patience, some even when dry. That is the intended use of this product after all, right off the shelf… I just pushed it to its limit.
I wonder, if I had all the right tools for every experiment I try, would I still try them? Or is attempting to do something “the wrong way” part of the fun? Maybe the challenge is what gets me out of bed.
Thanks for the comment, and thanks for watching?
Yeah steaming that lenght of strip would be hard, but experimenting and doing things "the wrong way" is indeed a lot of the fun of it!
Haha. Yep. But I worked out a whole steamer design in my head that day… using a length of 10” sewer pipe and an oil drum as a boiler… but yeah, that would be a whole other video. :)
@@lumberingshenanigans A nice version of a steam room (for humans) I saw once was two household radiators, leaned together in the shape of an A frame, in the space between/under the radiators was a stoked fire, the radiators we fed from a constant water source bit thought the plumbing of a toilet cistern (casually plunked on the grass), so the feed was controlled by how much space was available. As the water fed into the radiators and was converted to steam by the fire below and then directed into a makeshift hut covered in heaven canvas and tarps. The result was a very comfortable steam room that would keep running as long as the fire was burning. And all in the middle of a field in Gloucestershire. Worth a try!
That sounds amazing! A lot of people out here do wood fired dry saunas, (I think because it’s pretty damp most of the time) but I’ve always been more comfortable in steam. Maybe I’ll do some research. :) Thanks for watching!
Well......Steambox would be better....BUT....The amount of Knots sunk your project. Great idea. Had you chosen an "A" or CVG?....Clear Sailing...But..... “A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor”. FDR
We Live, We Learn, We Improve.
Life!👍
Totally agree. There wasn’t a lot of “choosing” going on with the stock I used. I had a couple of stacks of this generic landscaping bender board on hand, so that’s what I used. I wouldn’t say it “sunk” the project (because it was a success, still standing 1 year on) but it definitely made it challenging and frustrating, and maybe more interesting to watch? 😂