Bill Simpson
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Got a question for the more wise and experienced amung us...
The other night a fellow and I were enjoying a rare evening outside, discussing world problems, etc. He told me of a remodel problem where he had curved walls on his houseboat. He said he went to Barnes & Nobel and found a book on bending wood, he e-mailed the arthur and got a reply wih a solution to his problem. (I thought this was a grand jesture)
Now, I have steamed, boiled and laminated to curve wood but this fellow had a simple solution to his task. Windex... Yes, the window cleaner. The fellow told him to spray a wet coat to both sides of the strip of wood, then screw the strip to the conture, not all the way but in gradual bends. allow to sit for a bit, then sparay again with the Windex, tightening a little more, then soak again in Windex and again tighten the screws, and again more Windex and tightening untill the curviture is obtained. After it dries in a few days, plug the screw holes and sand & finish, etc.
My question is, have any of you heard of this Windex procedure?
My next move is to obtain the arthur's name and sneak a peek at that book.
And if you have heard of this procedure or have been successful doing it, then why haven't you told anybody?
The other night a fellow and I were enjoying a rare evening outside, discussing world problems, etc. He told me of a remodel problem where he had curved walls on his houseboat. He said he went to Barnes & Nobel and found a book on bending wood, he e-mailed the arthur and got a reply wih a solution to his problem. (I thought this was a grand jesture)
Now, I have steamed, boiled and laminated to curve wood but this fellow had a simple solution to his task. Windex... Yes, the window cleaner. The fellow told him to spray a wet coat to both sides of the strip of wood, then screw the strip to the conture, not all the way but in gradual bends. allow to sit for a bit, then sparay again with the Windex, tightening a little more, then soak again in Windex and again tighten the screws, and again more Windex and tightening untill the curviture is obtained. After it dries in a few days, plug the screw holes and sand & finish, etc.
My question is, have any of you heard of this Windex procedure?
My next move is to obtain the arthur's name and sneak a peek at that book.
And if you have heard of this procedure or have been successful doing it, then why haven't you told anybody?
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