Wood Bending Made Simple (Made Simple (Taunton Press)) Paperback – October 5, 2010

I purchased this title with the hopes of being able to use it with my students in my Aircraft Woodworking classes I teach in Central Virginia. I have purchased no less than three other titles over the months, and was disappointed with what was out there, available on the complex subject of wood bending. Mr. Schleining's book, cover the subject thoroughly and with excellent photographic depictions of his suggested techniques. Several of the other titles just show sketches of how wood is supposed to be bent, but when you try these techniques, they do not work well. Or they show massive commercial machines used to make commercial furniture. Not something I am interested in. One of the most valuable aspects of the title is that the author shows steps that do not work and then he explains why the wood failed. This is really, well done. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in learning how to steam/cold bend wood successfully.John GaertnerBSA, LLCKeswick, VA

Lots of pictures and easy to understand and for the money a good book to have for shop reference!

This book gives you more then you might expect on this subject. It shows you with quite a few good pictures and lots of well writen text. The subject is not hard but you need to learn b4 you start many things and have it all ready. The book tells you how to be prepared and with what tools.

This book is well written and well illustrated for anyone interested in bending wood. The DVD that accompanies the book actually parallels it and would be most helpful for people who learn more visually than through reading. It is interesting to note that the author doesn't always have the latest and best tools but what he has were likely very good at the time and still function adequately. I think it covers the bases and is enough to get one started with projects that will stand the test of time. It is a very practical adventure and I consider it money well spent.

This is a practical, easy to understand approach to bending wood. It's light on the plans area but for the mid to advanced wood worker that shouldn't be at issue anyway. I have shown the this to my friends who are wood workers and to a person they all said that they will be getting it

Was some help, more information on the Internet that easy to get

I'm a 65 year old woodworker, tinkerer...this book takes you through all of the bending techniques. I used both steam and laminate bending in my projects and this book made it possibale. Even if you are already bending this is a great reference book. I recomend this to everyone wooking in wood.

Loved the book, the types of methods and how to make your forms and I can see why those whom have not made forms waste wood and resources...They need to read this book and minimize their wasting of wood.