Don't get bent out of shape

It is not something that you notice until you start looking but the front of the roof is curved (Again more curves).  With the '30-'31 the door and the roof are the same curve.  With the '29 the door is straight but the roof still curves.  So naturally we had to find a way to make it curve.  To the dismay of my father and I we don't have a steamer box (although you think this would be a good time to finally make one).
My dad had to make these curves for the traveler but it was only one car not three.  What he did was just use an iron and it took forever for him to bend them. 

So we got a large pot of water and let them steam over it.  This allowed the heat and the moisture to get all of the way though the wood which is what you need in order to bend it.  It worked great.  After I let it soak for 5 to 10 minutes I took it out and hit it with the iron for a little while and then bent it.

This processes wasn't fast but it got the job done.  There are 60 some slats that had to be bent but they are done and it looks good.  Now we just have to get the rest of the roof done so that we can put them on.  We have more bending projects in the future so watch out for them.  We have to bend the side rails for the roof to match the front end.  These are much thicker and have to bend farther so we see how that goes.

We also add two more bags of sawdust.