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I've always wanted to dip my toe in the steam bending- so here's my DIY build of my first steamer box/chamber.

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**Voiceover Transcript
How to make, or how I made, a steam box to bend wood

Let’s get into it


After spending hours researching heat sources, durable water to steam chambers, and all the DIY’s to connect the two, I realized I also had a lot of wrinkly clothes, and ended up finding a clothes steamer that would serve as the steam source

To build the box/ or steam chamber, I used 4” pvc pipe and rubber gaskets to connect and cap the chamber

I drew a line all way down the side of the PVC to mark the location for some half inch dowel rods that would serve as interior shelves

Then, I measured and marked the end location for the mirroring shelf mount on the other side

This was positioned well below the mid diameter of the Pipe

With the marks in place, I used a ½” forsnter bit and a rough jig to place a few shelf mount holes on either side

Then, using a half inch dowel I placed a few shelf racks throughout the steam chamber.

To make sure my chamber was long enough, i did this same process twice, the connected the two prepped pvc pipes with a rubber gasket

On one end, I fitted just a 4” rubber end gasket - this would be the side I’d use to open and place the wood.

With that in place I drilled a few pressure relief valves on the underside of the steam chamber.

With the chamber in good shape, i set about putting together the simple table mount.

I started by cutting a two pairs or two 2x4” down to just under two feet at a 45 degree angle on one end

Then, i measured and marked the center point of the two pieces for each pair, and anchored them together in an exe shape

I then added a quick brace between the pair of exes to make the steam chamber a little more sturdy

For the steam access point, I uses a rubber gasket to add a 4” to 6” PVC pipe fitting to the open end of the chamber, then cut an exe shape into the 6” rubber end cap to make room for the head of the clothes steamer

With the chamber ready, all that was left to do was test it out!

With the chamber sitting right at 200 or so degrees Fahrenheit i let the wood cook for a few hours before attempting to bend it around a form

I’d call that a success!

Stay tuned for the DIY of the modular breakfast bar and matching stool set where I put this steam box to good use coming in the next few weeks

Until next time!