Perfect Bends Every Time The Definitive Guide to Guitar Side Thickness

I have a Martin 2008 golden era D-18 and those sides measure .070". Unless you are doing a cutaway, .080" should be fine for bending. I use a ... 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. Luthiers rejoice, there's an inexpensive press that will do the job quite nicely. Luthier and woodworker Behrad Gorgani collaborated with Ted ... I start at the waist, then do the upper bout, then the lower. It takes constant small adjustments but with patience it can be made to follow the ... 10:48 · Go to channel · How Thin Should Guitar Sides Be? DIY Guitar Making•19K views · 22:00 · Go to channel · Saving Abandoned Tractor: Will It ... It is heated by what will be a 60w (or higher wattage) light bulb, as soon as I can get around to buying/ finding a slim enough one to fit inside the tube. I would say that .080" to .085" would be a general average. Some wood may go down to about .065" to .070" again depending. Our side wood is thicknessed to approximately .095", sealed from moisture, and stored flat. Some builders will thickness-sand it down to approximately .085" ... The specific measurement depends on how the wood is thicknessing and bending. I have used .06 for maple mandolin sides, so .065 is a good ... My sides and binding are always around 0.080". For the cutaway of my next gypsy guitar I go on the cutaway to .060". Yeahh. FWIW. Herman.