What is the bending of steam?

Flexion of steam is the process of using steam on wood to make it more flexible. The wood can then be bent around the mold that gives it the desired shape. Flower bending is a common method used in wood processing and is often used in fields such as boat construction, furniture production and musical instrument construction. Because these hemicelluloses have properties similar to resin when softening, a piece of wood can be bent. The more common forests used in the bending of steam include oak, ashes, mahogany and walnut. In general, hardwood tends to bend more easily than soft wood. It is a specially designed container in which the wood is located to achieve maximum results. The size of the steam cabinets may vary according to the type of wood to be used. Many times the wood is soaked in the water solution before adding to the steam box. This makes the wood wet and when the heat in the steam cabinet pulls this humidity, it becomes more flexible.

Steam boxes are usually not airtight. The steam enters the box over one end and a small hole is drilled at the other end so that the excessive pressure can escape. The time when a piece of wood is placed in a steam cabinet is generally changed according to its size and type. However, the general rule is that the wood must be steamed in a one -hour ratio for each inch (2.54 cm) of the wood thickness.

After steaming wood, it is generally removed from the steam cabinet and placed in a jig type. This repairs the wood in place, allowing it to bend in the desired direction. Forms can also be used to give wood a specific shape, and often used when the same shape must be made many times. Sometimes it is necessary to bend the wood as quickly as possible as soon as the steam cabinet is removed, because the steam induced flexibility of the wood can disperse how dry wood.

Steam Bending has a long tradition in the history of wood processing. It is assumed that the Vikings were the first to use this baseDu. The steam bending was the ideal technique for the production of curved wood needed for their construction of ships.