I've seen diagrams for steaming wood involving a
PCP pipe and a steam source.

My question: if you don't need to bend a long piece
of wood, why not place the wood over the rims of
a large pot of steaming water for a while, perhaps with
aluminum foil over it to keep the steam in?

Thanks,

E.

Emiziah wrote:
I've seen diagrams for steaming wood involving a
PCP pipe and a steam source.

My question: if you don't need to bend a long piece
of wood, why not place the wood over the rims of
a large pot of steaming water for a while, perhaps with
aluminum foil over it to keep the steam in?

Thanks,

E.

might work. give it a try.

generally a piece of pipe is used, because it's cheap and easy and the
wood needs to be thoroughly penetrated by the steam.

Emiziah wrote:
I've seen diagrams for steaming wood involving a
PCP pipe and a steam source.

My question: if you don't need to bend a long piece
of wood, why not place the wood over the rims of
a large pot of steaming water for a while, perhaps with
aluminum foil over it to keep the steam in?

Thanks,

E.

Why over a large pot of boiling water? wouldn't a wallpaper stripper
steamer suffice?

--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

On Sat, 07 Oct 2006 23:39:06 GMT, "Emiziah" wrote:

I've seen diagrams for steaming wood involving a
PCP pipe and a steam source.

My question: if you don't need to bend a long piece
of wood, why not place the wood over the rims of
a large pot of steaming water for a while, perhaps with
aluminum foil over it to keep the steam in?

Thanks,

E.



That will work. A fish cooker will work too. I use a long metal pipe,
a tea pot, a Fisher burner, form and leather gloves.