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Steam Bending: How to Make a Traditional-Style Toboggan

Lee Valley’s Patrick Laperrière and Matt Wallace had fun in the shop mastering steam bending while they constructed this traditional-style toboggan made using ash.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBhuwarW4JQ

Cut List:
4 - 3.5" x 7' x 5/16" slats
4 - 13.5" x .75" x .75" cross supports
1 - 14" x 1" x 1.325" nose piece

Parts Required:
4 acorn nuts
4 bolts with flat heads
40 - 1" brass screws
Countersink all screws
16’ 3/8" rope

Building a Toboggan

03K0315 - Earlex Steam Generator

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Earlex Steam Generator

$99.50

03J7550 - Dual-Tread Push Stick

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Dual-Tread Push Stick

$46.50

17F0443 - Bessey 1 1/4" × 1" Spring Clamp, ea

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Bessey Steel Spring Clamps

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Drilling countersunk holes in the end of a board

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Quick-Change Drill/Countersink Set

$36.50

Sawing wood at the bench using a Japanese traditional ryoba saw

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Japanese Traditional Ryoba Saw

$72.50

A man wearing a Veritas Apron in a workshop

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Veritas Canvas Apron

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49L5131 - Wood & Steam

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Wood & Steam

by Charlie Whinney

$22.90

A man wearing Professional Safety Glasses

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Professional Safety Glasses

$29.50

Hearing Protectors lying on a workbench

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Over-Ear Hearing Protectors

$38.50

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