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Nice boat, I'm glad to see your success bending softwood.  I have a goal of making a traditional construction kayak using all softwood.  But traditional boat building wisdom is softwood can't be bent.  In fact no one would bend anything but white oak or so it seems. Have you had any issues with durability of the cedar?

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I guess it depends on what you mean by bend.  If you mean steam bend sold wood into a shape and expect it to hold that shape, then oak is all I would ever use.  But if by bend you mean force it to curve, then all woods bend.  And if you stick to curves that do not cause them to break, any wood can be bent.*

 

*I know, this sentence seems so profound, but that is what we are doing  :P

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It worked ok, had to be very selective with grain. Was surprised how well using a heat gun worked to soften the wood. One thing that might have helped was that this cedar itsnt kiln dried. Haven't used it yet to see how it's going to hold up long term, waiting for the water to warm up a bit.

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