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?
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Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite
On Sat, 07 Oct 2006 23:39:06 GMT, "Emiziah" <[email protected]> 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.