Galley "ribs is ribs"

[mallymal]

Loving the gluelam ideas... For those of you who want to see steaming in action, there's a clip part way through the following quirky TV programme from the UK.

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/george-clarkes-amazing-spaces/4od#3437072

It's the bit where they visit a guy building a suspended tree house.

Also, check out the neat homemade clamps they use to hold the steamed timber in the jig - this would work for gluelam too I bet...

ps....... hope this link works OK for you guys and isnt restricted to UK as it's a UK TV programme.

By the way, the presenter George is also commissioning the rebuild of what we call a mobile home - which is actually a NON MOVING large scale travel trailer. They are doing some lovelly birch ply work building sleeping pods etc inside the trailer.

cheers

[Lgboro]

I recently camped at a Tearjerkers meet in Florida and was able to see Ross Wade's teardrop up close. He has a lot of exposed ribs incorporated in his build. I believe he used oak and certainly has one of the nicest best built tears I have seen to date (most of we mortals wouldn't have the skills to build at the level of Ross's tear). I don't believe the ribs were built up but I'm not sure they need to be once they are incorporated into a stick built tear.

[lee senn]

I just watched on PBS today a program called "Rough cut Mac". The project was a curvy chair requiring steam bending multliple wood strips. I have seen several DIY programs on steam bending but Tommy Mac's solution is the best thus far. He used a wallpaper steamer and a section of 4" plastic pipe with removable caps on both ends. Holes were drilled from one side through the other at about 18'" intervals and dowels were then pushed through to form a platform for the pieces being steamed to rest on. The pipe was supported at a angle to allow the condensed steam i.e. water to drain out the lower end into a container. Seemed to work great and eliminated any problems with open flames to convert the water to steam. I have never personally seen a "wallpaper steamer" but assume they can be purchased at one's local Home Depot, Lowes or local hardware? Lee

[Cliffmeister2000]

Loving the gluelam ideas... For those of you who want to see steaming in action, there's a clip part way through the following quirky TV programme from the UK.

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/george-clarkes-amazing-spaces/4od#3437072

It's the bit where they visit a guy building a suspended tree house.

Also, check out the neat homemade clamps they use to hold the steamed timber in the jig - this would work for gluelam too I bet...

ps....... hope this link works OK for you guys and isnt restricted to UK as it's a UK TV programme.

By the way, the presenter George is also commissioning the rebuild of what we call a mobile home - which is actually a NON MOVING large scale travel trailer. They are doing some lovelly birch ply work building sleeping pods etc inside the trailer.

cheers

Restricted in my area. Bummer!