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Brock Poling replied to the discussion Side bending in the forum Quick Questions 5 months ago
I am just seeing this… one other thing worth looking at in a post mortem… the way this broke (and considering it was in the lower bout where things usually go ok) you might have some significant runout in this piece. If you get a lot of runout the grain can sometimes open up on you.
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ben replied to the discussion more side bending in the forum Acoustic Builds 5 months ago
hi brock – thanks so much for your detailed response.
your notion that I’m taking too much time to bend and making the wood too wet – especially for crack prone mahogany – makes sense to me. as does the question of sufficient support around the cutaway. i am able to use the cutaway caul to guide the bend around the nose before driving it into…
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Brock Poling replied to the discussion more side bending in the forum Acoustic Builds 5 months ago
Hey Ben. I can’t *exactly* say where your problems are occurring, but I have a few thoughts. Overall I would say you are too wet, and going too slow.
I bend my sides at .05″ for an outer side and .045″ for an inner side, but I built quite a few guitars with solid sides around .080″ and this method basically worked for me.
I use supersoft…
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ben replied to the discussion more side bending in the forum Acoustic Builds 5 months ago
a few more photos: back of cutaway with caul, slats/blanket/side; close up of split at nose; bent side moved to building form.
Matt Fagan B.M. Fagan Guitars LLC -
hello looths –
i’m building my first guitar. generally following (and enjoying) the gore/gilet books. after 3 tries, i’ve yet to get a crack free bend around the nose of a venetian cutaway with a mahogany side. i made a version of the fox bender – using clamps on hand for the waist and cutaway, and a pid temp controller (verified accuracy), and…
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