Bending Wood With Heat
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
- You can easily make tight, permanent bends in thin pieces of wood simply by heating one side! Nick walks you through the technique as he demonstrates an ingenious fixture that serves as both a heat source and a bending form. This shopmade jig holds propane torch as it heats a short section of plumbing pipe. This, in turn, heats the board as you bend it.
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I love this guy. He's easily my favorite woodworker on UA-cam.
No love for twoodfrd?
Mine too. Could'nt help start thinking of a torch from burning wood (a fan? what about the smoke? and so on...).
Extra bonus points for the doggie with the paw.
My dog does that to me too!
Nick, every time I watch one of your vids, this retired professor comes away with one overarching thought about you: “The man is frickin brilliant!” 😉
I'll be sure to let my wife know. She has a somewhat different opinion...most days.
This is the best woodworking channel. Others are great, but his vibe is perfect. It's like your slightly dorky (but cool in his own way) uncle showing you things in his workshop.
Agreed. I treasure this channel and this man.
Bro made himself into a South Park character
Hey Nick. Thank you for your kind and thorough diligence in order to bring further educational & inspiring ideas to the rest of us. I never fail to learn from you. Thank you kindly. 😊
Most welcome.
I'm still fairly new in my woodworking journey and watch several UA-cam channels devoted to the craft. You, sir, share tips, tricks, and techniques that I've never seen elsewhere that unfailingly leave my mouth agape. Bravo.
Thanks for saying.
I stumbled across your channel, by chance, and it's incredible. Unquestionably great work, dude. Clear angles while filming, with concise descriptions of the steps required-along with other reasons-make these excellent videos very approachable.
Thanks for the kind words.
I love this guy's videos so much. He explains everything in a way that it's so understandable. And he goes into detail of what he's actually doing
Really cool trick! One thing people should take note of: be wary of using galvanized pipe and getting it too hot. Metal fume fever is not a fun time.
Good point -- no, great point. I'm putting together a comment that will be pinned to the top of this video comment section, and I'll be sure to include this.
@@WorkshopCompanion - if I may add to dealing with the fear of forge fever concerns: the galvanising effect can be removed by a commonly available household item: vinegar. Give the pipe a good soak in the vinegar for several hours/ days if required until it all just eaten off. 5% vinegar is just fine, it will just take a bit longer. Acid can be a wonderful thing.
@@LitoGeorge Great tip; thanks. By the way, the propane torch keeps the pipe at 400 to 450 degrees F. The zinc oxide gas that causes "forge fever" or "metal fume fever" does not begin to form until the zinc reaches 392 degrees F, and does not form in great quantities until 787 degrees F, the melting point of the zinc coating. Vaporization occurs at about 1600 degrees F, within a few hundred degrees of the low end of welding temperatures. All of which is to say that at the (comparatively) low temperatures needed for this wood bending technique to work, this is something that can be dealt with with good ventilation as well as vinegar. Or, you could just buy black (uncoated) pipe and fittings and not have to worry at all.
@@WorkshopCompanion: Use Black Pipe, like what's used for gas lines.
leave the vinegar in the kitchen and get some muriatic acid@@LitoGeorge
I do absolutely no woodworking. But I love how knowledgeable and kind this guy is.
i LOVE your light, dry humor, and your personality makes all your videos enjoyable and fun :)
There are few things in life that are more satisfying than a truly great teacher. Thank you Nick!
: I'm not a serious woodworker/craftsman, but I am a serious math and science nerd. And I gotta say that this is an amazing video, colossally informative and also easy to understand. I mean for serious. Very way, sir.
Thanks for saying.
Being a mechanical engineer, I am a very rough wood worker 😢. Watching a master applying and sharing his skills is really great. Simple to the point instructions really help my understanding of this subject. Thank you.
Most welcome.
Great video and great presentation! Even the adorable dog can‘t resist watching and listening closely!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Best woodworking channel going. So much knowledge, no clickbait. Keep it up.
That's the plan.
why do i get favorite/most memorable high school teacher vibes from this individual
Excellent video! Love your patience and attention to details which you hand over to us. Brilliant woodworker and teacher. Thank you so very much. 👍🏼✌🏼
Thanks for the kind words.
You, sir, are amazing. Once again you've demonstrated a technique that seems to be beyond every other woodworking channel. And thoroughly and clearly explained, as usual.
Thanks for the kind words.
great job. youre the best wood scientist!
Thanks. But think there are easily a couple of hundred folks at the U.S. Forest Products Laboratories that deserve that title more then me.
Love your workshop
Great attitude great instruction education and entertainment even for a non woodworker thank you
Most welcome.
I find these videos so relaxing. I'm interested in wood working but not a hobbyist, but its really nice to just listen to expert experience
thanks for giving us the scoop!
You're welcome. And I'm sure you can show yourself out...;-)
not something I'll ever use but it was a pleasure watching it explained.
Thank you for this wonderful project. Now I can also achieve such beautiful bends in wood. Fantastic, I am very happy about this tip. 👍👍👍👍👍
Glad to be of help.
LOVE this guy !!!!!
Thank you Nick and Bella 🌞
First one of yours I've seen. FANTASTIC!
Thanks.
I don't do much wood bending, but this is a very clever, inexpensive jig to make if I wanted to. Thanks Nick!
Most welcome.
This looks a lot like the setup I used to make guitars back in the '70s, propane torch and all. I used a piece of 3" diameter copper pipe, which conducts the heat much better than steel. It also helps to soak the wood in water before bending and using a wet sponge to keep it moist and prevent burning.
This is what brings freshness to youtube content. He blends tech, didatics and mastery of the vintage art of woodworking. Well done good sir for the top tier content, keep it up!
Most welcome.
Quick side note you probably already know but its for safety so I'll say it anyhow. Careful heating up galvanized steel pipe, it can offgas some pretty deadly stuff.
The dog is paying CLOSE ATTENTION 😂
I love the hammer trick at the end... very coooool.
Thanks.
I'd just like to say thanks for helping me improve my craft. Always love learnin something new.
I'd love to see a series of videos of Nick showing us how to make that dulcimer.
Brilliant video
I subscribed to this channel from watching the shorts, and this is the first time watching a full video. That introduction with the South Park art made me chuckle lol
Welcome.
I wish Nick could be the instructor for everything I learn...
..and thank you for your tuition.
Amazing. One of the best woodworking channels on YT you also bring a different slant in a saturated market, but 5/21 of a litre 🤔🤓😵 I have never heard anyone use fractions with metric! I thought Americans would say fluid ounces (US fluid ounces at that) 🇬🇧🇺🇸
Ahh you use 238 ml as the closest to a US half pint !!
@@christianwithers7335 We call it a "cup." Here in the States, it is the most commonly used measurement of volume for cooking and baking.
Converting a cup to metric and humourosly missing the point...
True comedy genius.
Loooove the content especially the animated Nick in the intro lol
You are a talent desperately needed in this weird time. This was great.
Thanks.
Very useful info here!
Kudos to you, sir. You are a humble yet formidable "Master Craftsman" with a treasure trove of knowledge as well as being a remarkably succinct and concise educator.
Much appreciation, mate. 👍😎
Thanks for th kinds words.
Well told Nick. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.🙂🙂
Same to you and yours.
You speak well
EASY to understand
Keep talking
Will do.
Thank you Nick. Big fan of your books here. Keep it up.
if all your videos are like this you are an amazing human. like the best uncle or grandpop to live. Thank you
Most welcome.
Well done Nick. Always a pleasure to watch your videos and get your tips. I also love the expression on the Bella's face. She seems to be hanging on to every word you speak. Reminds me of a song I've heard: "I wish I was half as good as my dog thinks I am." Cheers from the Sunshine Coast of Queensland in Australia.
Ah, the home of the kelpies. Cheers back from the banks of the Stillwater River in Ohio, where I have the only kelpie for miles around.
I like this guy.
..this doc is awesome.. 😁
…thanks for your good and clear teachings.. 👍👍
…greetings from Finland 🇫🇮
Thanks from Ohio.
Good edit
Thank you for this lesson, your passion for your craft has reinvigorated my interest in learning how to woodwork.
Thanks, and good luck!
I’m glad I found your channel 🎉 love the dog
Dude, your channel is incredible!
Thanks for pointing that out.
Thanks.
"I NEED A SCOOP!" ..... says every woodworker who just wants to try bending wood 🤣
I was thinking of making a door harp using this method.
Dog food scoop!
Thanks for the uploading👍Much appreciated.
Most welcome.
That dog adores you!
It's mutual.
How awesome. 👏👏
If you were never a teacher... you should have been! A truly excellent video! Many thanks.
Spent many years teaching wood as an engineering material at the University of Cincinnati. Most welcome.
YOU ARE MAGICIAN. God bless you. I wish one day to be good enough to spread what I learn from you to some one else. I promise on that day I will shout your name and tell them proudly that I learn it from you.
Thanks for the kind words.
Wow amazing and perfect.. Good idea
Thanks.
Great video. I would recommend attaching a thermocouple with a small display on the pipe to get repeatable temperatures.
Cheers!
I just use an infrared thermometer. Stuff on the pipe can get in the way.
Thank you for this explanation, God bless you
Most welcome.
I love this guy.
Fantastic content. I believe I get more value for your videos than all the others. Every time I feel stumped one of your videos seems to pop up and solve the issue at hand.
Thanks for saying.
awesome!! Subbed! Loved the Southpark into/outro.
Thanks...and welcome!
Great content...
I wish you had been my shop teacher.
But we could have been in class together...lol
One tip not emphasized...
Once you have it bent, keep it in bent position until dyed off and cool, otherwise it will straighten out quite a lot.
His tip about keeping it moving while in contact with hot pipe is 100% gold, that is important.
If you are lazy, or don't want to use flame, you can get violin bending iron. Works same way just vertical with different radius bends in it.
Good video. Wish I had this when I first tried violin sides!
I think you are a really good teacher.
All the best from Holland
Max
Thanks from Ohio.
Oh man that scoop! I didn't think you could really do that with wood. It's got my creative gears rolling.
That was the idea.
Excellent video.
I have been using a pipe and torch jig I built in 1965 when building dulcimers.
It continues to be used for guitars.
My tube's ID is exactly that of the propane bottle so slides in.
Thanks for sharing.
You, sir, are amazing.
Thanks for your superior content 🙏
Another wonderful woodworking tip from my favorite tinker gnome😉
just discovered your channel. love it
Thanks!
Thank you for this.
Love the hammer flip at the end. I had to pause and rewind before I saw how you pulled that off, haha!
During my misspent youth, I learned gun acrobatics with a Colt Peacemaker replica -- the hammer is balanced the same way.
@@WorkshopCompanion Haha, that’s awesome!
That is a fine looking dulcimer. Thanks for the lesson.
Thanks for the kind words.
Genius !!!!
Very informative video, this was very educational.
I have always wanted to try wood bending :) I am just waiting for opportunity and free time. But I might start in advance with this jig... that looks liek a lot of fun. Thanks!
Most welcome.
Damn. That’s a smart trick my man!
You're a pretty smart fella.
Thanks
RESPECT!
“You can bend reasonably thick boards”
Thanks, I’ve been working out but didn’t expect anyone to notice.
Thanks for not pulling one of those "I have the plans for this for sale on my website..." stunts.
My favourite mad Professor!
This dude is like…. The best science woodworking man in the planet.
dang this is getting me excited
I'm very happy I subbed to you when a few of your YT Shorts landed in my recommended videos a while ago. Really good stuff!
Thanks for saying.
Excellent video! I'll have to try this trick sometime. Thanks for sharing these tips and keep 'em coming.
That's the plan.
Amazing! Just what I needed to know right now! Timing is perfect, I was just thinking of this the other day LOL
Glad to have been of help.
Love the dog.
Me too.
Brilliant! I'm all aflutter.