Unlock Your Bending Potential Side Thickness Strategies

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, ... How Thin should Guitar Sides be? In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I discuss the range of appropriate thickness for bending guitar sides. 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 ... 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 ... 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 ... 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. 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. Those sides look incredibly thick, what thickness are they? 1.5-2mm thick, lightly covered with water should work great. I use a bending iron ... There are two basic approaches to bending the sides of a guitar. The traditional approach is "hot pipe" bending. In this method, the sides are bent by hand ... I was nevertheless nervous before bending these sides, as a guitar side is more complicated than a mandolin. ... The next steps will be to bend ...