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Reed Hansuld Rocking Chair No. 2 process shots. The laminations are drying on the bending form having been steam bent earlier in the day. The following day they will get glued together over the same form. This technique allows for tighter curves to be bent with thicker laminations. Spring back from the form is also greatly reduced and you have more freedom later in the process with shaping the parts and not having to be concerned with exposing glue lines.