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| Author: | Bill Higgs [ Mon Feb 23, 2009 10:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Bending Plain Bubinga sides |
Can someone tell me the degree of wetness and temperature needed to bend plain bubinga sides on a fox style bender? Thanks, Bill |
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| Author: | Tai Fu [ Mon Feb 23, 2009 10:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bending Plain Bubinga sides |
Bill Higgs wrote: Can someone tell me the degree of wetness and temperature needed to bend plain bubinga sides on a fox style bender? Thanks, Bill I bent it on a pipe and I just sprayed it wet and bend like normal. |
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| Author: | Mike OMelia [ Mon Feb 23, 2009 11:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bending Plain Bubinga sides |
Hi Bill, If you will search this forum for Harp Guitar, you will find info on my project... and it is built with lightly figured bubinga. When I bent it in the Fox, I spritzed it and laid brown paper over it, spritzed that too. It is a brittle wood due (IMHO) to low oil content. So, take it slow. But it is a gem to work with. Very hard. And beautiful under finish. Don't over do the water or it may ripple. Mike |
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| Author: | Tai Fu [ Tue Feb 24, 2009 9:22 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bending Plain Bubinga sides |
I had some ripple but very little. On my first build I had LMI bend it for me and it came in with heavy ripples! I had to sand them out but it was difficult since the ripples were huge and I was afraid I'd go through the side. I put some pressure into it and not use too much water. |
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