Göbel submitted the bench for Rockler's bent wood challenge on Instagram.
Friday, January 31, 2020
A masterfully-crafted steam-curved bench
Göbel submitted the bench for Rockler's bent wood challenge on Instagram.
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Considering the fact that all of my carpentry experience is in the theatrical industry and home renovation projects, watching these kinds of videos of fine carpentry is incredibly fascinating. For this particular table, the carpenter used steam as a tool to manipulate the traditionally straight lengths of wood that are either bought or cut. Something I found particularly intriguing was how easy it looked to make a steamer for lumber. He simply had a pot of boiling water that was sealed off and connect with a hose to a long plastic tube that the wood sat inside and got steamed from the pot of boiling water. I really liked to see his process from designing the curves on paper and achieving them with a series of wedges and clamps. I especially appreciate that he includes errors made with grain pattern running the wrong way and how it can fail. The finished product is objectively beautiful and the level of craftsmanship is on a whole other level.
Wow. I'm almost speechless. I was absolutely mesmerized for that entire video and could not look away. I even ended up rewinding it and watched the entire second half of the video twice. The entire process, from him sketching out his designs to him polishing the wood was incredible to witness. I've always been fascinated by the things people create by hand and the way people look at the most intricate of details in order to create the most beautiful things. I would have never imagined using a pot of boiling water connected to a tube leading to what looked like a long plastic bag in order to steam the wood. I thought was an incredibly creative way to use what you've got and make the absolute best of it. Ever since I started doing theatre in high school, I have loved carpentry and loved being able to make things by hand, see the way the finished project turns out, and have pride in what I've built. This video was absolutely something else.
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