--- product_id: 4912903 title: "Woodworker's Guide to Bending Wood: Techniques, Projects, and Expert Advice for Fine Woodworking (Fox Chapel Publishing)" price: "£29.43" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/4912903-woodworkers-guide-to-bending-wood-techniques-projects-and-expert-advice store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # Woodworker's Guide to Bending Wood: Techniques, Projects, and Expert Advice for Fine Woodworking (Fox Chapel Publishing) **Price:** £29.43 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Woodworker's Guide to Bending Wood: Techniques, Projects, and Expert Advice for Fine Woodworking (Fox Chapel Publishing) - **How much does it cost?** £29.43 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/4912903-woodworkers-guide-to-bending-wood-techniques-projects-and-expert-advice) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Woodworker's Guide to Bending Wood: Techniques, Projects, and Expert Advice for Fine Woodworking (Fox Chapel Publishing) [Benson, Jonathan] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Woodworker's Guide to Bending Wood: Techniques, Projects, and Expert Advice for Fine Woodworking (Fox Chapel Publishing) Review: A good compendium of wood bending techniques - I really like this book. It provides a good overview of a variety of wood bending techniques including green wood bending, constructing curved wood laminates, hot water bending, steam bending, heat bending of relatively thin materials, vacuum press bending, etc. The author discusses how to design and build bending forms and illustrates the techniques with a variety of in-depth projects. As an example, he illustrates hot water bending with the project of building a shaker oval box. The instructions for this (and all other projects) are quite complete, so one won't be left scratching one's head in the middle of a project. One could get a pretty good background in wood bending (as well as have a lot of fun!) by carrying out the different projects. One feature I found quite interesting was his discussion of how luthiers use heat (no water or steam involved) to bend the sides of a guitar. Apparently this can be done wither without a form or completely free-hand (with no form at all) using a heated "pipe" to heat and bend the wood sides by hand. I rather imagine doing this might be possible, but that without a lot of practice, it'd be well nigh impossible to get the two sides of the guitar bent so they are symmetrical. All in all, using forms seems easier to me. While some of the material (that on guitars and violins, for example) may be a bit specialized, it is still of interest. Then too, one never knows when a bit of knowledge may come in useful. I got this because I was primarily interested in information about steam bending. The book did a good job of discussing that, but I appreciated reading about other techniques as well. All in all, a very informative and interesting book. Review: Everything you need to know about steam bending. - It's the article on steam bending. Was very short. I think it could have gone into more detail. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #879,316 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #132 in Canoeing #779 in Woodworking Projects (Books) #31,982 in Crafts & Hobbies (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (76) | | Dimensions | 8.4 x 0.6 x 10.9 inches | | Edition | Illustrated | | ISBN-10 | 1565233603 | | ISBN-13 | 978-1565233607 | | Item Weight | 2.31 pounds | | Language | English | | Part of series | Back To Basics | | Print length | 192 pages | | Publication date | January 1, 2009 | | Publisher | Fox Chapel Publishing | ## Images ![Woodworker's Guide to Bending Wood: Techniques, Projects, and Expert Advice for Fine Woodworking (Fox Chapel Publishing) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/810QRx7vi9L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A good compendium of wood bending techniques *by P***S on September 1, 2009* I really like this book. It provides a good overview of a variety of wood bending techniques including green wood bending, constructing curved wood laminates, hot water bending, steam bending, heat bending of relatively thin materials, vacuum press bending, etc. The author discusses how to design and build bending forms and illustrates the techniques with a variety of in-depth projects. As an example, he illustrates hot water bending with the project of building a shaker oval box. The instructions for this (and all other projects) are quite complete, so one won't be left scratching one's head in the middle of a project. One could get a pretty good background in wood bending (as well as have a lot of fun!) by carrying out the different projects. One feature I found quite interesting was his discussion of how luthiers use heat (no water or steam involved) to bend the sides of a guitar. Apparently this can be done wither without a form or completely free-hand (with no form at all) using a heated "pipe" to heat and bend the wood sides by hand. I rather imagine doing this might be possible, but that without a lot of practice, it'd be well nigh impossible to get the two sides of the guitar bent so they are symmetrical. All in all, using forms seems easier to me. While some of the material (that on guitars and violins, for example) may be a bit specialized, it is still of interest. Then too, one never knows when a bit of knowledge may come in useful. I got this because I was primarily interested in information about steam bending. The book did a good job of discussing that, but I appreciated reading about other techniques as well. All in all, a very informative and interesting book. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Everything you need to know about steam bending. *by P***S on October 18, 2025* It's the article on steam bending. Was very short. I think it could have gone into more detail. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Crafting *by G***I on February 8, 2024* A plethora of great tips. Put many in place. 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