Master the Art of Guitar Bending Thin Side Perfection

I think you should be able to go quite a bit thinner than that. On my big Guitars I go as thin as 1.6 mm. Knock at least 0.5 mm off. You ... You should look into a "hot pipe" setup. That is what luthiers do for bending the ribs (sides) of guitars, mandolins, or violins. Basically ... How Thick Should The Wood Be On A Guitar? For classic guitars, a top thickness target of around is given. Spruce trees are rated at 100″ (2.5 mm) ... According to Chuck Traeger, even a double bass should ideally have sides as thin as .080". I actually like around .070" for guitar sides. 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. Happy Building , Jason D Sides 1rst Algonquin Guitars. May be ... I can lay that thin blade right on top of the pencil marks, and make ... In general, the thinner the wood the tighter the possible heat bend. Thinning the wood is what most folks do when they need to make a really tight bend. Most of my gigging guitars have .010s as they give the right sound and sustain for the music my current band plays, and a couple of songs have 4 ... If you go slow and take your time everything will work out. Many people ask: How do you bend wood? Even without the steam box the answer is that ... 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 ...