outwales

  1. Douglas Kestell

    Cherry outwales failure during steam bending

    I tried to steam bend new cherry outwales for a 1915 OT Charles River I am restoring. I soaked the last 4’ of of the outwales for a week and steamed them for about an hour. The dimensions are ~1” square. It’s the same stock I made my inwales with but every piece cracked. Unlike the inwales...
  2. Howie

    Wood for out/in wales

    Where do you folks get long pieces of wood for in/out wales? I have a friend who'll let me cut down some ash. I believe fresh wood bends/steams better. What's better: wood from big diameter trees or small? I guess with the former you'd have to worry more about knots/limbs - that area...
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