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Bending warped wood


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Just now, Ricko said:

Hi

I was given an old pine blanket chest out of a stable the other day, gave it a scrub up and will strip and wax it.

The lid is warped along the grain, is there an easy way to straighten it?

Thanks in advance 

Weight or force it past and keep it there for a month . 
I bet it’ll not got back tho sorry. 

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Hello, I would take the lid off, then soak in water, then clamp down on a flat surface and leave to dry, at least 4 strips of wood and G clamps either side, don't dry to quick, this is what a chap I knew did after the caustic tank to strip old paint.

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make a steamer using a wallpaper stripper / steamer , make a steam box that will take the size of the wood you want to straighten and cover it over with a hessian sack and steam for 1hour  then clamp the wood to hold it whilst it cools ,get your clamps and boards ready  to clamp up your wood as fast as can whilst its hot ,  I picked up a good steamer for a £5 of free adds .

youtube will be usefull or a stick making site or pm me if you feel the need .

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Once wood has cupped you can try to force it back with steam or water but the likelihood is that if you manage to flatten it out entirely without it splitting (I think unlikely) as it dries it will return to it's warped shape anyway. 

Any effort to force it to hold a shape will cause splitting as the wood moves. 

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7 minutes ago, ClemFandango said:

Once wood has cupped you can try to force it back with steam or water but the likelihood is that if you manage to flatten it out entirely without it splitting (I think unlikely) as it dries it will return to it's warped shape anyway. 

Any effort to force it to hold a shape will cause splitting as the wood moves. 

well if he don't try  he won't know !  I straighten wood that has  grown bent !

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1 hour ago, derbyduck said:

make a steamer using a wallpaper stripper / steamer , make a steam box that will take the size of the wood you want to straighten and cover it over with a hessian sack and steam for 1hour  then clamp the wood to hold it whilst it cools ,get your clamps and boards ready  to clamp up your wood as fast as can whilst its hot ,  I picked up a good steamer for a £5 of free adds .

youtube will be usefull or a stick making site or pm me if you feel the need .

This ^^^^^^^^

be patient and you will be amazed at how much you can get it to bend 

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1 hour ago, derbyduck said:

well if he don't try  he won't know !  I straighten wood that has  grown bent !

And I have bent wood that has grown straight, namely green oak for the timbers in clinker built boats...

Not sure this is the same though. 

I didn't say he shouldn't try just be realistic with your expectations. 

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