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The Fine Woodworking audience has spoken. You like meat, and you like potatoes!
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Bending wood with hot water Russ Filbeck doesn't use a steambox when bending wood for his ladderback chairs. Instead he uses a copper tray made by noted Shaker box maker John Wilson. Russ Filbeck doesn’t use a steambox when bending wood for his ladderback chairs. Instead he uses a copper tray made by noted Shaker box maker John Wilson. Russ simply fills the copper tray with water and puts it on a hot plate. Steam and boiling water are both 212° at sea level so it doesn’t matter whether the wood is in boiling water or steam. For larger jobs, where he’s steaming multiple legs at a time, ...