{"id":2397,"date":"2016-04-24T00:04:31","date_gmt":"2016-04-23T14:04:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tocact.org.au\/?p=2397"},"modified":"2025-05-09T19:15:54","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T09:15:54","slug":"steam-bending-6th-apr-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tocact.org.au\/?p=2397","title":{"rendered":"Steam Bending &#8211; 6th Apr 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At our April meeting, club members were treated to a fascinating evening on steam bending, kindly presented by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.woodcraftguild.org.au\/member-gallery-fred-buckley\/\">Fred Buckley<\/a> from the Woodcraft Guild.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tocact.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Fred-With-Straps.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tocact.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Fred-With-Straps-206x300.jpg\" alt=\"Fred With Straps\" width=\"206\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tocact.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Fred-With-Straps-206x300.jpg 206w, https:\/\/www.tocact.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Fred-With-Straps-103x150.jpg 103w, https:\/\/www.tocact.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Fred-With-Straps-768x1119.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tocact.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Fred-With-Straps-703x1024.jpg 703w, https:\/\/www.tocact.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Fred-With-Straps.jpg 973w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 206px) 100vw, 206px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tocact.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Freds-Steam-Bender.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tocact.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Freds-Steam-Bender-300x195.jpg\" alt=\"Fred&#039;s Steam Bender\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tocact.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Freds-Steam-Bender-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tocact.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Freds-Steam-Bender-150x97.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.tocact.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Freds-Steam-Bender-768x498.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tocact.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Freds-Steam-Bender.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nFred also covered shaping, kerfing and laminating &#8211; including the pros and cons of each method &#8211; with the example of his beautiful Eleanor Roosevelt chair.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2412\" style=\"width: 246px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tocact.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Dining-chair-FB.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2412\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tocact.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Dining-chair-FB-236x300.jpg\" alt=\"Chair by Fred Buckley\" width=\"236\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tocact.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Dining-chair-FB-236x300.jpg 236w, https:\/\/www.tocact.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Dining-chair-FB-118x150.jpg 118w, https:\/\/www.tocact.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Dining-chair-FB.jpg 532w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 236px) 100vw, 236px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2412\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chair by Fred Buckley<\/p><\/div>\n<p>For those who wish to pursue this fascinating area of steam bending, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leevalley.com\/en-gb\/search#q=steam%20bending\">Lee Valley<\/a> in North America have a full range of equipment and a downloadable version of the Veritas Steam Bending Instruction Booklet<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tocact.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Veritas-Steam-Bending.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tocact.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Veritas-Steam-Bending-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"Veritas Steam Bending\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2403\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<center>Click on first page of booklet to download<\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At our April meeting, club members were treated to a fascinating evening on steam bending, kindly presented by Fred Buckley from the Woodcraft Guild. &nbsp; Fred also covered shaping, kerfing and laminating &#8211; including the pros and cons of each method &#8211; with the example of his beautiful Eleanor Roosevelt chair. 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