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 ...

Watch as we bend wood using steam and lamination to create jaw-dropping curved furniture - library stairs and a floor lamp ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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Even as technology advances—leaving many of the old ways of building obsolete—certain traditional crafts and building techniques continue to captivate our imaginations with their simple ingenuity and ...