The Ideal Guitar Side Thickness for Epic Bends

How Thin Should Guitar Sides Be? DIY Guitar Making•19K views · 12:27 ... Bending Acoustic Guitar Sides | Using my Homemade Side Bender. The trick to smooth bending is to work quickly and calmly, paying close attention to what the wood is 'telling you.' Meaning, never force the wood. Letting the wood heat up before trying to bend it. · Bending the wood by “rolling” it around the pipe. · Holding the bend in place after taking it off the iron. Most woods do bend well at the 275 375 range. The only woods that I found to scorch at low temps was lace wood. 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. .080" is about right for a finished guitar. I'd try and get them to .075" to .080". It would be easier ... The sides of a guitar are made of very thin wood, usually around 2 mm thick. When the top and back are glued to them, there must be a way to ... You should be able to bend cherry which is 3/4" thick around a 14" radius -- if you use a compression strap. BertJ | Jun 11, 2003 11:54pm | #2. Your thickness is OK, maybe a bit thin, I like to bend sides at 0.070 to 0.085 inches. When I am bending on a hot pipe I don't know the ... Add a comment... 10:48. Go to channel · How Thin Should Guitar Sides Be? DIY Guitar Making•19K views · 12:04. Go to channel · Never buy New ...