Effortless Guitar Bending The Perfect Side Thickness Formula

I use a copper pipe with a propane torch inside to bend anything up to 1/8". It's a different technique but not too hard to learn. Julie ... In the bending instructions on the StewMac website there is a picture of a simple two sided rack made from MDF and dowel rods. Before I start ... I spent an afternoon playing with my 'bending iron'. I tried some thin spruce, and it didn't really want to play, but the offcuts of rosewood bent beautifully. I could have laminated the bend from multiple thin plies, but that ... Guitar sides are bent around a hot iron. (photo used with ... . The manufacturer claims "We have heard of good results from luthiers who use the softener to make some species of thin lumber more bendable.". Bent side, full or semi-hollow, thin-line love thread; NO SLABS. Thread Tools. 03-18-2024, ... Compressed Curly Ambrosia Maple Plank for guitar sides or similar. Resaw to any thickness for bending. 1/4" thickness will bend to a radius as tight as 1" ... Our side wood is thicknessed to approximately .095", sealed from moisture, and stored flat. Some builders will thickness-sand it down to approximately .085" ... So 1/4" or so thick is fine in a Cbg. Acoustic guitar sides have to be bent so start out thinner, I stiffen mine up after. Your top and back ... I had just changed a new job recently so not much leave to take to make the guitar. ... I use the Aluminium pipe coupled with the heat gun to bend ...