[TR] TR3 Seat wood strip

[terryrs at comcast.net]

Hi, Bill.  I did this about 12 years ago.  I do recall the difficulty, though, of a a three-dimensional cut that I finally made a template for, then sawed several prototypes out of quarter inch plywood, like you.  Soaked for several days in my wife's bathtub.  Each day was an adventure in negotiation hampered somewhat because the cellar was clogged with just about every part on the car except the frame.  Some cracked, but a couple bent the way they should.  It might help to use a paint stripper heat gun or other element like that to heat the wood before you bend?

Terry Smith, '59 TR3A
New Hampshire

>...after an hour in the steam box the wood still wants to crack.  I have
>experience steam-bending solid wood but not multi-ply pieces.  Is there a
>secret to replace these strips?