First Steam Bending Experience

You can’t avoid springback. The trick is to make a form with a tighter curve than you will need.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

Being lazy and a total miser when it comes to wood, I have this idea where you bend then piece of wood, let it spring back all it wants, use that as a template/ bearing guide for the curve of the desk when you route it and then use that again as the edge?
Team Savoy Rant is hilarious!

-- Thuan

Iffy, like GaryK said, bend it a little sharper than you need and I leave my pieces in the form for several days, so they can not only cool but dry out some. Remember, you’re not only heating the wood up, you’re forcing moisture into it. I’ve had a minimum of spring back by using this method.

-- Tim -- http://tmuli.com

Iffy, I was looking at your personal blog on your steam bend, and I also wanted to tell you that you have about 15-20 seconds to get the wood bent to the shape you want. The quicker you can do this, the less springback you will have.

-- Tim -- http://tmuli.com