With the deck complete Liz steam bends the kayak ribs. Not to diminish her skills, but this is actually a lot easier than it looks. The F1 has pretty extreme shaping, and this is Liz’s first build, but she still didn’t break any ribs.
The secret is simply using really good quality bending wood, steaming for the right amount of time, being well organized, and staying calm. Good bending stock can sometimes be quite expensive but in my opinion it’s always worth it and in time saved and frustration avoided!
It takes about a half hour to bend in the ribs, although the whole process normally takes about an hour because the box needs to heat up and often a couple of the ribs need to be replaced at the end.
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