We have made several attempts to bend 1/2" strips of quarter sawn white oak into a circle about 30" in diameter. We are experiencing a lot of splitting at the edges. The wood has been air dried for about 8 months. We steam if for about an hour, use a compression strap and a form. Using this same set up we successfully bent kiln dried red oak last spring. Does Q sawing effect bendability? Any other ideas? Thanks, JG
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20 years ago