Depressing weekend results…
So the weekend started off well. Popped the steambent upright from last weekend out of the drying form:
And the results were very good, the only crack I could find is barely there at all:
And there’s some marks from the compression strap:
And a small defect in one spot on one edge:
But those are a swipe from the spokeshave to remove and apart from them it was nearly a perfect bend.
The problem is that the first upright isn’t a perfect match…
The twist I could take care of with planing, I don’t need the full thickness on those sections, but the difference in curvature could introduce stresses I don’t need in the piece, so the idea was to steambend another upright this weekend using the last of the plastic tubing I had and pick the best two of the three.… Read the rest
