An informative article on the Steam Box by chair maker Eliah Bizzarri. He brings in the often forgotten method of boiling your parts instead of steaming, and how boiling can often be the better choice.
@Pauley understands the benefits of boiling parts for his shaker oval boxes, and I have built a steam box for my chair parts. Both methods have the same outcome, but getting there has it's benefits and pitfalls for each method.
Steamboxes: Part 1 | Elia Bizzarri - Hand Tool Woodworking
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Do you really need a steam box? Boiling parts in water serves the same purpose as steaming and requires a simpler set-up with...