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Paul Tylecek
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I sent the written plans for the Steam Box to Dan Vadas. It's a steam box not a water boiler. It is designed to pressurize steam and force it into the center of the wood making it completely soft. Not wet or just soft on the outside. The goal is to bend the wood and have it dry before you install it. This way you won't have splitting, splintering, and frame warping and twisting as wet planks dry after installation. That is why you clamp the wet wood into pre made jigs until dry. I usually do about six at a time in pairs so each side of the hull is identical. This only takes 24 hours or so. If you have lots of clamps and jigs you can do more at one time. This is very accurate and a great time saver. I've been building ships for close to forty years now. ( on and off ) My other interests often took over my modelling time. A great deal of this time was spent inventing and collecting the tools required to do this in a timely, efficient and accurate manner. Sorry this forum won't permit me to upload my file. Send me your e-mail address and I'll send you a copy.
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I have to make a correction to my previous post It wasn't Jimbob who was going to post this for me it was Dan Vadas. Sorry bout that.
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I had Jimbob post the written instruction for building a Steam box and jigs. I think he did this but I don't see it on here.I honestly don't understand why people are using all of these other methods. I guess I went through the same process before I came up with this idea. This is the proper way to bend any kind of wood and it is much easier than some of these other methods. Preforming the plank and being able to apply it to the hull when the wood dries is the way to go. Putting wet planks on a frame will bend, crack and warp the hull eventually. If Jim bob hasn't posted the document then send me an e-mail and I will send a copy to you.
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I'm presently building the Wasa. Mine is from a Billings kit. However it was never complete. Re. fittings and some wood pieces.In my research I've found this kit to be the most accurate.
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Hello, I am new to this forum but I've been building tall ships for quite a few years now. I'm presently constructing the Wasa. One of the things I've spent considerable time thinking about and experimenting with is on the best way to bend planking.Having watched a master restore my cedar strip canoe I realized the answer was with the use of a steam box. Of course this idea had to be miniaturized. I have come up with a combination of a Steam box and wood jigs that the wet planks are clamped into in order to get the specific curves. This is very time efficient and accurate. If your interested in details then let me know.
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