step 1 don't bother getting the correct 50 dollar tool to actually steam wood & bend it. Step 2 fake steaming wood by soaking it in room temp water for several days. Step 3.) announce that methods of faking wood bending using thousands of dollars of power tools to imitate are superior to a relatively cheap and easy technique you haven't bothered to learn how to do. Step 4.) tell youtube about it for those sweet ad dollars.
My bad, I guess I did not get my point across very well. I am fully aware that what I was doing was not actually steam bending, and even corrected myself at the end, calling what I did wet bending. What I was trying to say and show is that steam bending, while great, is not a very diy friendly or accessible option in my opinion. This is why I had to use a simple pot and stove, the closest, next best thing for me. Most woodworkers are more likely to have a tablesaw, mitersaw, jigsaw ect. before a they would have a steam bending set up, so those other methods I showed would be more accessible for most. It does not seem worth it to me to buy or make specialized equipment to steam bend for a one time project. Again, steam bending is great, especially when batching or in a factory/professional setting. I am going to pin this because I am sure alot of people feel the same way so I want this comment and my response to be seen.
@@JoshWrightWoodworking that's fair, but I still think you are exaggerating the cost and difficulty of using steam to bend wood in a diy home shop. particularly for making a small bentwood part like a drawer pull. The haida steam cedar with hot rocks in fire pits. you could do something like the handle of this project with a diy pipe bender of the sort used by luthiers without too much practice. those can be made for a few bucks in parts and an afternoons worth of work at most.
Josh, your projects are always special and this table is no different! Bending wood is a step beyond the usual and you did a fine job demonstrating the options. Personally I would rather stay out of the kitchen, but that handle did turn out nice! The reversible top is a cool idea...today you feel blue, tomorrow you feel like walnut...I like them both!
Love it. Very informative 👏 and it's great that you consider ways of using wood with as little waste as possible. I'm old enough to be your grandma but I'm going to try all of them. Once again great job
Excelente proyecto muy bien desarrollado y mejor ejecutado , una mesita para el té muy original y peculiar , gracias por compartir tanta creatividad , un saludo cordial y por supuesto un gran like desde Narón , Galicia (España) 🤓 😜
Nice work! Great to see another younger guy getting into woodworking. As a woodworker myself (I'm 21), finding people around my age who share that passion is difficult. Again keep up the great work!
Josh some great work here. The table top is really nice. Having more than one option can please many people. The blue indeed does look good. It gives something such as this enough contrast that it draws the eyes in to see the product. Each one of you bending methods are great. The water bending method works for some thing while one can always use other methods. The table looks great.
I would also look for some plugs that you can some sort of counter sink or bit of some sort to plug your screw holes. I bought some a while back for next to nothing on ebay when I made a bed frame last year. These were like 3/4" ones you need something along the lines of 1/4 to 3/8 or something. They can be handy for a lot of projects as well as adding some color to said projects.
Awesome video fella, there’s clearly swings and roundabouts in all five methods. So I would say the ideal way will be down to the individual. Well done, also, a great designed table 💋
Every time I watch your videos, I am amazed by what you accomplish! Thanks for showing us these methods, you have inspired me to give wood bending a try.
You have a lot of talent. It's nice to see someone young show some interest in something other than video games. To hide the kerf on the inside of your project could you have cut a thin strip like you did in the lamination and glue that to cover the kerf cuts. Well done on the video
You were right correcting yourself to calling it wet bending not steam bending. Steam can get much hotter than boiling water, which softens the lignin in the wood more than just being wet does. This also means the shape sets faster, as the lignin hardens as it cools from that high temperature. I remember a family friend steam bending bows for a covered wagon he was restoring, and he made several in a few hours by steaming them in a pipe that had a capped 45° angle on one end filled with water, a propane torch heating that water, and a coffee can over the open end of the pipe. Only steam touched the wood. Every so often they would uncap it, grab out a bow wearing welding gloves, jam it in the mold, put a new bow in, and put the can back on. Long story short, high temperature seems to matter.
I loved every method. I’ve seen steam bending. If I had all the time in the world I’d make a contraption for that but I don’t. And if and when I need to bend wood ill choose boiling water lol. Great job on the table. Be blessed!
Wow! Great table! Very cool video, I appreciated the comparison side by side of different techniques, and applied to a beautifully designed furniture piece.
Adding plugs (not dowels) on top of screws is pretty easy, if hiding the remaining fasteners is a goal. Cut lots of extra plugs and sort through them when installing to get the best grain match. They nearly disappear. Nicely done!
Really like how you make wood art with a few pieces of dimension lumber. Watched a guy on RUclips sharpen chisels that would shave arm hair with 150-grit sandpaper clamped to plywood and honing compound smeared on a chunk of 2X4. Basic and simple. Notice that you have not used hand tools, planes, chisels, backsaws etc for making joints. Are you thinking about that as you progress? I am new to your channel so maybe I have missed it. Wish, when I was young (I am 71) I had not succumbed to the aromas of gasoline and perfume and wasted so many of my early years. I learned a lot about bending wood. You continue to impress.
Fun video, enjoyed it. Interesting to see some of the methods for making curved pieces go into one project. Looks like you added walnut accents to the legs and filled the counter bores with walnut plugs. These added a lot to the style of the piece.
1. My favourite chair is a beech bent lamination IKEA unit, has a nice springy flexibility to it, not quite a rocking chair effect. 2. Suggestion for less glue build up on the bench from glue-ups: rosin paper on the bench. 3. Kerf bending option: use a thinner blade & closer spacing of kerfs
That is a beautiful table. And I like the blue. I was thinking if you screwed from the inside to attach the legs you wouldn’t have to cover the screw holes.
I like that you stretched yourself by trying a lot of new things here, and got them all to work. I'd agree that most people who want to try these things will have the tools you used. That said, I think steam bending can be easier than you think. The key point is that wood bends quite easily while it is hot. There is no need (or advantage) to having the wood soaked through. The wood just needs to not get too dry. For bending thin stock, it can be quick and simple. A pipe heated by a torch flame through the center works. A spray bottle of water is all you need. You spray the wood, then bend it over the pipe. The spray keeps the wood from burning, which would happen if you held it against the pipe too long. It takes seconds. Look up violin making to see the technique on RUclips.
If you were to try steam bending instead of the heat bending mentioned, the useful device is a wallpaper steamer. Many people get rid of them when they are done removing wallpaper: I bought mine used for $10.
I like the blue. I want to try your first method. I've seen a video where the guy used thin strips and used just a heat gun to bend the wood then screwed it together. Didn't seen to sturdy. Doing it with the glue seems to look better.
I know you like using up every bit of wood and other than sawdust (That can also be reused wood) you've found uses for almost everything, But... In your segment on segmented wood, you made an open centered circle ⭕ and said it left the most waste of all those methods. If you cut off the outside portions and reuse them on the insides of the circle's opening you'll find that you'll be using most of the wood and the only waste is the pointed ends cut off of each outer cutout. In other words... Do what you usually do with other cut off curves (a circle is just a very long curve) LOL
Just boiling water won't work, it water does not reach a high enough temperature. You have to raise the temperature and keep raising the temperature. Very similar to super-heating water.
That is as hot as I could get in on the stove. I am aware that with an actual nice steam bending set up, the temperature is much higher and the process is alot faster. I guess what I was trying to show in the video is not that steam or wet bending is bad but it is not as diy friendly as the other options imo. You need to buy or make specialized equipment that is just not worth it for a one time project.
Thanks! The table legs are even, but some of the clips I showed were filmed before I had the legs leveled. The opening clip was shot after the legs were leveled so any movement there was probably just the camera shaking. The clip I used for the ending was shot before leveling so it was rocking pretty bad.
step 1 don't bother getting the correct 50 dollar tool to actually steam wood & bend it.
Step 2 fake steaming wood by soaking it in room temp water for several days.
Step 3.) announce that methods of faking wood bending using thousands of dollars of power tools to imitate are superior to a relatively cheap and easy technique you haven't bothered to learn how to do.
Step 4.) tell youtube about it for those sweet ad dollars.
My bad, I guess I did not get my point across very well. I am fully aware that what I was doing was not actually steam bending, and even corrected myself at the end, calling what I did wet bending. What I was trying to say and show is that steam bending, while great, is not a very diy friendly or accessible option in my opinion. This is why I had to use a simple pot and stove, the closest, next best thing for me. Most woodworkers are more likely to have a tablesaw, mitersaw, jigsaw ect. before a they would have a steam bending set up, so those other methods I showed would be more accessible for most. It does not seem worth it to me to buy or make specialized equipment to steam bend for a one time project. Again, steam bending is great, especially when batching or in a factory/professional setting. I am going to pin this because I am sure alot of people feel the same way so I want this comment and my response to be seen.
@@JoshWrightWoodworking that's fair, but I still think you are exaggerating the cost and difficulty of using steam to bend wood in a diy home shop. particularly for making a small bentwood part like a drawer pull. The haida steam cedar with hot rocks in fire pits. you could do something like the handle of this project with a diy pipe bender of the sort used by luthiers without too much practice. those can be made for a few bucks in parts and an afternoons worth of work at most.
Josh, your projects are always special and this table is no different! Bending wood is a step beyond the usual and you did a fine job demonstrating the options. Personally I would rather stay out of the kitchen, but that handle did turn out nice! The reversible top is a cool idea...today you feel blue, tomorrow you feel like walnut...I like them both!
Love the look of the table both ways and really like the legs!
Love it. Very informative 👏 and it's great that you consider ways of using wood with as little waste as possible. I'm old enough to be your grandma but I'm going to try all of them. Once again great job
Great video, I really enjoy how you used 5 different ways to make bends in wood, some seamed easier than others 😀
Nice job buddy, keep it up.
Well done. Super cute table! Man, you have a lot of patience! 😀
Super helpful! I’m working on a chair with a bent back, so now I have more than one way to experiment to see what works best. Thanks!
Excelente proyecto muy bien desarrollado y mejor ejecutado , una mesita para el té muy original y peculiar , gracias por compartir tanta creatividad , un saludo cordial y por supuesto un gran like desde Narón , Galicia (España) 🤓 😜
Nice work! Great to see another younger guy getting into woodworking. As a woodworker myself (I'm 21), finding people around my age who share that passion is difficult. Again keep up the great work!
Well done. Everything spoken and shown was really nice. You are such an impressive person.
Awesome table Josh .Keep up the great work .
Another great project, and very well documented, thanks!
Josh some great work here. The table top is really nice. Having more than one option can please many people. The blue indeed does look good. It gives something such as this enough contrast that it draws the eyes in to see the product. Each one of you bending methods are great. The water bending method works for some thing while one can always use other methods. The table looks great.
I would also look for some plugs that you can some sort of counter sink or bit of some sort to plug your screw holes. I bought some a while back for next to nothing on ebay when I made a bed frame last year. These were like 3/4" ones you need something along the lines of 1/4 to 3/8 or something. They can be handy for a lot of projects as well as adding some color to said projects.
Amazing 👏
Awesome video fella, there’s clearly swings and roundabouts in all five methods. So I would say the ideal way will be down to the individual. Well done, also, a great designed table 💋
Every time I watch your videos, I am amazed by what you accomplish! Thanks for showing us these methods, you have inspired me to give wood bending a try.
This was so inspirational - great job, Thanks for the share.
You have a lot of talent. It's nice to see someone young show some interest in something other than video games. To hide the kerf on the inside of your project could you have cut a thin strip like you did in the lamination and glue that to cover the kerf cuts. Well done on the video
Just found your channel and excellent use of so many skills in one table. Will be checking out more of your work.
Grate job love it
You were right correcting yourself to calling it wet bending not steam bending. Steam can get much hotter than boiling water, which softens the lignin in the wood more than just being wet does. This also means the shape sets faster, as the lignin hardens as it cools from that high temperature. I remember a family friend steam bending bows for a covered wagon he was restoring, and he made several in a few hours by steaming them in a pipe that had a capped 45° angle on one end filled with water, a propane torch heating that water, and a coffee can over the open end of the pipe. Only steam touched the wood. Every so often they would uncap it, grab out a bow wearing welding gloves, jam it in the mold, put a new bow in, and put the can back on. Long story short, high temperature seems to matter.
I like it. Very enjoyable.
I loved every method. I’ve seen steam bending. If I had all the time in the world I’d make a contraption for that but I don’t. And if and when I need to bend wood ill choose boiling water lol. Great job on the table. Be blessed!
Very helpful video. Thanks for sharing!
Wow! Great table! Very cool video, I appreciated the comparison side by side of different techniques, and applied to a beautifully designed furniture piece.
Turned out fantastic. Also love the blue top 💙
Cool. Helps a lot. Thanks
Very nice informative video
Awesome video!!
Great video! Combining five methods in one project is brilliant. Reversible top is cool too 👍👍
It looks very nice. I'm not too keen on the purple side though. the walnut looks a lot better i my opinion. Keep up the good work.
Absolutely genius as always. And to combine them all into a pretty cool table. Keep up the great work!
Adding plugs (not dowels) on top of screws is pretty easy, if hiding the remaining fasteners is a goal. Cut lots of extra plugs and sort through them when installing to get the best grain match. They nearly disappear. Nicely done!
brilliant.!!!!
Man this work is based on so much intelligent techniques and its sheer amazing how you make it look so simple.
Really like how you make wood art with a few pieces of dimension lumber. Watched a guy on RUclips sharpen chisels that would shave arm hair with 150-grit sandpaper clamped to plywood and honing compound smeared on a chunk of 2X4. Basic and simple. Notice that you have not used hand tools, planes, chisels, backsaws etc for making joints. Are you thinking about that as you progress? I am new to your channel so maybe I have missed it. Wish, when I was young (I am 71) I had not succumbed to the aromas of gasoline and perfume and wasted so many of my early years. I learned a lot about bending wood. You continue to impress.
Muito bom, com diversas técnicas, parabéns! 🇧🇷
Fun video, enjoyed it. Interesting to see some of the methods for making curved pieces go into one project. Looks like you added walnut accents to the legs and filled the counter bores with walnut plugs. These added a lot to the style of the piece.
cool idea if it was me i would have made a hindden pull on the darw to miake it more of a hidden drawer!
1. My favourite chair is a beech bent lamination IKEA unit, has a nice springy flexibility to it, not quite a rocking chair effect. 2. Suggestion for less glue build up on the bench from glue-ups: rosin paper on the bench. 3. Kerf bending option: use a thinner blade & closer spacing of kerfs
Nice
That is a beautiful table. And I like the blue. I was thinking if you screwed from the inside to attach the legs you wouldn’t have to cover the screw holes.
I have only one question: Why does this channel only have 39.100 subscribers??
I like that you stretched yourself by trying a lot of new things here, and got them all to work. I'd agree that most people who want to try these things will have the tools you used.
That said, I think steam bending can be easier than you think. The key point is that wood bends quite easily while it is hot. There is no need (or advantage) to having the wood soaked through. The wood just needs to not get too dry.
For bending thin stock, it can be quick and simple. A pipe heated by a torch flame through the center works. A spray bottle of water is all you need. You spray the wood, then bend it over the pipe. The spray keeps the wood from burning, which would happen if you held it against the pipe too long. It takes seconds. Look up violin making to see the technique on RUclips.
If you were to try steam bending instead of the heat bending mentioned, the useful device is a wallpaper steamer. Many people get rid of them when they are done removing wallpaper: I bought mine used for $10.
Where do you get your ideas. You have a designers eye. I really enjoy watching your videos.
Love the project. Could you fix that smoke alarm that’s chirping in the background?
Thanks, can you give me a time stamp of when it went off, I must have become numb to the noise.
@@JoshWrightWoodworking 3:33, 5:58, 8:29, 9:26, 9:45, 11:37 - you might need headphones to hear it. Those are just a few of the timestamps.
@@WorkshopGreg thanks for letting my know, I can see how that could get very annoying after a while lol. I'll fix the chirping.
@@JoshWrightWoodworking Glad I could help. ;)
You never showed us the dark.parts at the top of the legs .
Over all I liked it all and might see me making. Some like that
Use Uni-bond 80 for bent wood laminations. It won’t spring back
I like the blue. I want to try your first method. I've seen a video where the guy used thin strips and used just a heat gun to bend the wood then screwed it together. Didn't seen to sturdy. Doing it with the glue seems to look better.
I did some bent lamination with a curve in the sides of the slats. It looked awesome but the glue clean up was a nightmare.
You need a glue with a longer set time.
Wow Josh another great video 👍
I know you like using up every bit of wood and other than sawdust (That can also be reused wood) you've found uses for almost everything, But...
In your segment on segmented wood, you made an open centered circle ⭕ and said it left the most waste of all those methods. If you cut off the outside portions and reuse them on the insides of the circle's opening you'll find that you'll be using most of the wood and the only waste is the pointed ends cut off of each outer cutout. In other words... Do what you usually do with other cut off curves (a circle is just a very long curve) LOL
Liked the content, project was spot on, just too many ads! Takes away from what you are demonstrating.
Thanks, I just noticed how many mid roll ads there were... I took them out.
Just boiling water won't work, it water does not reach a high enough temperature. You have to raise the temperature and keep raising the temperature. Very similar to super-heating water.
That is as hot as I could get in on the stove. I am aware that with an actual nice steam bending set up, the temperature is much higher and the process is alot faster. I guess what I was trying to show in the video is not that steam or wet bending is bad but it is not as diy friendly as the other options imo. You need to buy or make specialized equipment that is just not worth it for a one time project.
I like the table, but it's really bothering me how much it's rocking! Is it the legs or just the ground where you put it?
Thanks! The table legs are even, but some of the clips I showed were filmed before I had the legs leveled. The opening clip was shot after the legs were leveled so any movement there was probably just the camera shaking. The clip I used for the ending was shot before leveling so it was rocking pretty bad.
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