I am working on a project with a curved brace that is about 12' long and has a radius of 10', I plan on finding timber with a natural sweep and sawing with grain, but want to know if anyone has ever tried to steam bend timber before. THe species is Ash and the dimensions are 6x8 or 6x6 12' long. also if anyone has any advise about working with Ash that would be appreciated, my first time working Ash.