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How To Steam Bend Wood in a Microwave

Boat builder Barry Long uses a microwave oven to steam bend small pieces of White Ash, 9 and 16 inches long, for a wooden 1880's Melon seed Skiff project. Pieces are 1.5x.5 inches thick. These will become bentwood knees to support the side decks.

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Why Woodworkers Like Their Jobs

Why do many woodworkers persist in working so hard for what seems like so little? Our The Mind of the Woodworker study shows that woodworkers do it for more than the money.