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ben replied to the discussion more side bending in the forum Acoustic Builds 10 months ago
Ian Davlin The Looth Group -
ben replied to the discussion more side bending in the forum Acoustic Builds 10 months ago
hey @patreon_65665670 –
so i substantially followed your recommendations with another test piece of sapele: spray with supersoft about 5 min before going into bender, wet down craft paper, spritz side with water, and get the stack into bender. i was able to get the whole bend including the cutaway done in ~5 minutes.
much better!
attached see…
Karl Borum - Borum Acoustics and Ian Davlin The Looth Group -
ben replied to the discussion more side bending in the forum Acoustic Builds 11 months ago
hi brock – thanks so much for your detailed response.
your notion that I’m taking too much time to bend and making the wood too wet – especially for crack prone mahogany – makes sense to me. as does the question of sufficient support around the cutaway. i am able to use the cutaway caul to guide the bend around the nose before driving it into…
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ben replied to the discussion more side bending in the forum Acoustic Builds 11 months ago
a few more photos: back of cutaway with caul, slats/blanket/side; close up of split at nose; bent side moved to building form.
Matt Fagan B.M. Fagan Guitars LLC -
ben started the discussion more side bending in the forum Quick Questions 11 months ago
hello looths –
i’m building my first guitar. generally following (and enjoying) the gore/gilet books. after 3 tries, i’ve yet to get a crack free bend around the nose of a venetian cutaway with a mahogany side. i made a version of the fox bender – using clamps on hand for the waist and cutaway, and a pid temp controller (verified accuracy), and…
