Guitar Bending Nirvana Achieving the Perfect Side Thickness

In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I discuss the range of appropriate thickness for bending guitar sides. I also talk about the thickness ... Torres made sides as thin as 1 mm on occasion - way too scary for me, but I've never gone thicker than 2 mm on classical sides, which is my standard. At 2 mm, ... I thin sides to 2.2 mm. For tight cutaways, I'll thin the tightest parts of the bend to less, depending upon how tight the bend is. I've gone as ... So how could one install the tentallones faster, be sure they were glued properly to the guitar sides, and be able to bend them into shape without heat or other ... I used a thin kerf 7 1/4" (185 mm) blade, so as to waste less material, and to be easier on my saw. I cut from both sides to resaw a thin strip. 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 ... But the flatter radius is not what makes the guitar easier to bend on. The flatter radius is meant to stop “fret out”. This is where a string ... Other builders will have their own take on this process, but this works for me. My ukes sides are normally thinned and finish sanded to about 1.7-1.8mm thick. I ... Things like cutaways can be very difficult. Everything is possible, but for extra tight bends, make sure you have extra wood to work with, just in case! For ... I would say that .080" to .085" would be a general average. Some wood may go down to about .065" to .070" again depending.