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how to bend wood for guitar
In this video you see me jointing the back, dimensioning the sides and above all bending the sides by hand on a bending iron. it takes me about 12 minutes to bend a side and fit it into the mold. Creating your own hot pipe bending jig at home is simpler than you might think. rob johnstone explains how we built the jig in our shop, and the techniques that we use to bend thin pieces of wood. They use the lmi professional bending machine, plus a few of the old “fox” bending machines that we have had for years, which work fine for some of the simpler bends. the unanimous answer for the easiest wood to bend was indian rosewood, followed by walnut, khaya, and myrtle. different qualities can lead to different challenges..
how to bend wood for guitar
