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Steaming wood
On 9 Jun 2006 12:18:42 -0700,
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Hi,
I need to make some porthole liners for a barge and I was thinking of
steaming some wood strips. Size is approx 1.15m long - it is a 0.381m
diameter porthole - 60mm wide and 6 - 8 mm thick. I was thinking of
using mahogany or similar dark hard wood.
Can I bend steamed mahogany to this radius?? - or any other
suggestions??
Barge....mahogany?
Anyway, I'd go with Marine grade plywood. It is hard to find the stuff
below 1/4" but if the bend is too much you can make multiple scores on
the back side with a C-Saw set to a bit less than an 1/8".
You can find it in mahogany veneer as well.
J
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