Wood squezers

Aunt Phil · April 23, 2012, 10:13:11 PM

These were used to bend wood for boat hulls back in the 1940s.

Each frame has either 2 or 3 2" diameter acme screws to provide force. The space inside the frame is about 3 feet square. Originally all 5 frames were screwed down to a pair of 6" square timbers.

Papaw · April 23, 2012, 10:29:34 PM

Going into boatbuilding are you?

Aunt Phil · April 24, 2012, 01:14:05 AM

Quote from: Papaw on April 23, 2012, 10:29:34 PM
Going into boatbuilding are you?

You know that stack you have called why the hell did I.
Pretty much betcha mine is heavier and quite possibly bigger.

scottg · April 24, 2012, 11:25:52 AM

What do the nuts look like?
8 to 12 heavy duty wood vise screws?
yours Scott

Nolatoolguy · April 24, 2012, 06:30:18 PM

Quote from: Aunt Phil on April 24, 2012, 01:14:05 AM
Quote from: Papaw on April 23, 2012, 10:29:34 PM
Going into boatbuilding are you?

You know that stack you have called why the hell did I.
Pretty much betcha mine is heavier and quite possibly bigger.

Oh yes I know that stack. Like the air tank or nonworking tablesaw or other "stuff" I have sitting around. Its bad when you have no place to store it all lol.

dimwittedmoose51 · April 28, 2012, 04:05:43 PM

Papaw and all: HOw's this for a freebie? Can't imagine ever acquiring the sskills to finish this baby!!! 18' 6" long......

DM&FS and I'm done hijacking this thread!!

Branson · April 28, 2012, 06:35:05 PM

Quote from: dimwittedmoose51 on April 28, 2012, 04:05:43 PM
Papaw and all: HOw's this for a freebie? Can't imagine ever acquiring the sskills to finish this baby!!! 18' 6" long......
DM&FS and I'm done hijacking this thread!!

You got that for free?!

Papaw · April 28, 2012, 07:08:15 PM

The Moose is loose!
Wow, that qualifies for suckage, but will you be able to finish it?

dimwittedmoose51 · April 28, 2012, 07:37:02 PM

Papaw, it's a little narrow to convert to a pirouge!!!. Not even sure what hull design it is. A co-worker got divorced from her old man and he wouldn't extricate the hull and the form mold from her garage, so she tried selling it and giving to a few neighbors and no takers, so it's in my back porch now. Forms and hull weighed over 200#, so loading on the van was a trip as was getting it down off the roof racks by myself. Like I don't have enough other stuff to do, I'll need some instructions and a source for cedar strips and a steamer. Making the cockpit rim could be the biggest challenge.

Eventually the plans will show up some which way. For now, though, it just looks cool and looks like I'm "in the process".

DM&FS

Branson · April 29, 2012, 10:04:51 AM

Looks a lot like the beginning of a sculling boat.

A steamer can be as simple as a length of stove pipe and a tea kettle. Or pvc pipe. I used the business end of an old water heater once, and that worked well.

Another solution I heard was putting the wood in a section of black pvc with woolite, capping the ends and leaving it in the sun. I haven't tried it, but a finish carpenter I once worked with used this method for bending mold around a spiral staircase -- bending and twist twisting.

SE Asian boat wrights elevate even heavy planks over a fire to make them supple enough to bend and twist into shape.

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