Steam bending exotics?

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Mrdude home \| projects \| blog 9 posts in 163 days 119 days ago	Topic tags/keywords: steam bend steaming steaming exotic lumber steam bending bending lumber bending wood Something new I’d like to try, however I’ve never worked with exotics and steam. Any tips on which exotic lumbers are good to use and which I should stay away from? Thanks in advance for any advice! ps…if I’ve put this into the wrong forum, let me know. I’m still figuring that part out
tenontim home \| projects \| blog 960 posts in 281 days 119 days ago	I’ve done steam bending on most of the domestic hardwoods, but the only exotic I’ve bent is purpleheart. It bends nicely, but will test your strength. -- Tim -- http://tmuli.com
Mrdude home \| projects \| blog 9 posts in 163 days 118 days ago	Thank you for the input Tim!
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