Bending wood

[frostyspecs]

I recently sawan artical on new type of chicken coop but the cost was over £1000 over £900 over my limit for my 3 bantams (Lavender Pekins) one of which was from a egg only one from 24 so she is a special bird raised like a canery. The question is how can I bend wooden laths 1.5"x about .5" into rings 2 of which will have to be about 4foot in dia and the 3rd about 6foot in dia to make something like a beer barrel. I now you have to use steam but how? MTIA

[NazNomad]

You can use a hot-pipe or a steam box ... lemme find you a link, brb

[NazNomad]

Here's one for steam bending ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOIJXDZXB3g

[NazNomad]

This will show you hot-pipe bending ... http://soundsalon.com/Make_a_Bending_Iron.html

I've used both methods very successfully.

[NazNomad]

My preferred method is a hot-pipe ... I do use steam, but don't prefer it.

http://www.flickr.com...85767@N08/5099065995/

http://www.flickr.com...85767@N08/4724005312/

[NazNomad]

My hot-pipe. length of scaffold tube, welded to a bracket. Heat with a propane torch and you're off ...

http://www.flickr.com...85767@N08/4724002962/

My steam-box (plz excuse the name). Old pressure cooker to produce steam, wooden box with perforated copper pipe inside.

http://www.flickr.com...85767@N08/4724002798/