44. Steam Bending

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44. Steam Bending

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Sep 29, 2019

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Welcome to season 2 of The Shop Stool Podcast, a podcast for woodworkers and the maker community in general. Hosted by Robin Lewis (RobinLewisMakes) and Joey Chalk (King Post Timber Works).This week we talk about steam bending wood.Robin Lewis: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5TIGDEkNJzdYCZUKJFtmxQJoey Chalk: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMwkFVvmhR6JmDgdWkio2kA

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Sep 29, 2019

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A podcast for woodworkers and the maker community in general. Hosted by Robin Lewis (RobinLewisMakes), Joey Chalk (KingPost TimberWorks) and Bryan Cush (Sawdust Bureau).

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