Shaping - Page 21 of 21

18th-Century furniture expert Gene Landon explains his simple process of making this classic form using templates and files and rasps to do the shaping.

How to make steambent containers

Dovetail box, steambend handle

Adjustable end-stop and versatile table control breakage, springback

Laminated staves make bulging cabinets

Bill Keyser became known for his experiments with construction techniques; notably steam-bending, coopering, the lapstrake approach of the boat builder, and the plywood-skin-over-curved-ribs of the airplane wing.

Slender curves have necessary bulk for joinery

Heat and moisture plasticize wood

An experiment with lamination

Slice and glue the wood to make it curve