There are a few ways to bend wood. Here's one that is perhaps ideal for smaller pieces. Check out the tutorial from American Woodworker's Garrett Glaser above. Also, check out Canadian woodworker ...

There are basically three different methods for creating a curved piece of wood such as a stair rail, a wrap-around arm on a chair or a wooden tennis racquet. You can cut the curved piece out of solid ...

Achair, a stylish seat produced by the ancient technique of bending wood with vapor, was recently honored in this year’s Wood Awards in the “innovation” category. Hand-made by British furniture ...

They say if you love what you do, work is like play. For Brian Skalaski, “playing” with steam-bending wood experiments led to a winning entry in the prestigious Young Wood Pro contest. This is the ...

In this video, I demonstrate how to build a steam box for bending wood, showcasing a classic woodworking technique for creating curves. The demonstration includes the entire setup and real-time ...

Israeli designer Bar Gantz has created a collection of furniture by steam-bending wood into twisted shapes. The collection – which was included in Dezeen's list of 12 of the best products by ...

Wood is well-known to be a very versatile medium. What isn't so well-known, though, is its properties for bending. For instance, you can use steam to shape this otherwise inflexible material or employ ...

Thonet, which makes one of the most famous chairs in the world, commissions a high-end bike to show off its wood-bending process. The Thonet Chair Company must have been astonishing to see at the 1851 ...

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