On 21 May 2007 09:29:38 -0700, mm47 wrote:

what other woods, including EXOTICS steam bend well too?

American ash isn't _too_ bad to steam bend, but it's hardly that good...

...compared to European ash, F. exclesior that is. Now that's the
perfect steam bending wood, so long as you use it green and split, not
sawn.


OK, so you've got us beaten on the maples (and hickory, and osage
orange)