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This project is a retirement present for my wife. The curved legs posed a real learning curve for me. I lost two in the process. Lessons learned:
1. Watch the grain pattern. It can break very easily if you try to fight it and it is too acute.
2. Make the form a tighter radius than the finished product.
3. I found it helped to soak the boards overnight and steam them for an hour and a half.
I cut the tenons on the legs before bending. I figured it would be easier and clean them up after bending as needed.
1. Watch the grain pattern. It can break very easily if you try to fight it and it is too acute.
2. Make the form a tighter radius than the finished product.
3. I found it helped to soak the boards overnight and steam them for an hour and a half.
I cut the tenons on the legs before bending. I figured it would be easier and clean them up after bending as needed.