I am in St. Thomas, Ontario-- About 50 north of Cleaveland. I wouldnt really call the FB a "project" yet--more like a disoginized pile of materials and an engine in a very cluttered basement ;-) Steam bending is no prob, Ive done some of it on a couple canoe projects, I was just hoping to avoid having to build a steam box. Think I'll try the soak and clamp method first. I am trying (dreaming?? <grin>) of getting the ''one off-time consuming" type pieces done in the next couple weeks. New baby is supposed to pay a 20+ year visit 2nd week of Jan, so after that my time is going to be more "snatch a few minutes here and there" Mike -----Original Message----- From: stephen langford <smlangford@webtv.net> To: FlyBaby <FlyBaby@listbot.com> Date: Sunday, December 12, 1999 10:10 PM Subject: Re: Rudder/ Elevator bows--Spruce? FlyBaby Ron, I had about an inch and one half springback on the bows after clamping. When I re-clamped for gluing, i used spring clamps every two inches. "C" clamps at the ends to hold the strips to the jig for right shape. I suppose one could make a tighter bend on the nail jig to allow for springback to the proper shape and then clamp together with just the clamps. Steve