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| Author: | weslewis [ Mon Oct 04, 2010 10:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | wood sugestion for a cutaway |
what woods are better adapted for bending a cutaway..and what should I avoid..I have a fox style bender with a cutaway press, I have it equiped with a PID to control the blanket..I have bent an OM and a OOO but no cutaway...I bent some Bubinga which was easy , but I was bending some amazon rosewood today for a OM that I am currently bulding and found it to be very hard and somewhat brittle and was thinnking there was no way that that would bend the tight cutaway...I was wanting to use cocobolo but I have only bent cocobolo bindings which seemed easy enough, I have the molds built for a dreadnought cutaway. Any advise would be greatly appreciated... |
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| Author: | LaurieW [ Mon Oct 04, 2010 10:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: wood sugestion for a cutaway |
I bend by hand, but no issues so far bending Black Walnut (unfigured), Figured Oregon Myrtle and Mad Rosewood for venetian cutaways..... |
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| Author: | meddlingfool [ Tue Oct 05, 2010 2:32 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: wood sugestion for a cutaway |
Don't know how many guitars you've made (ie: bending experience) but my first cutaways were EIR which I find bends real cooperatively. |
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| Author: | Mark Groza [ Tue Oct 05, 2010 8:23 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: wood sugestion for a cutaway |
I find Ash will also take a tight bend. |
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| Author: | Laurent Brondel [ Tue Oct 05, 2010 8:44 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: wood sugestion for a cutaway |
Cocobolo, like EIR, is a dream to bend. Most rosewoods are. Check for and avoid runout, on any piece. |
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| Author: | Hupaand [ Tue Oct 05, 2010 10:53 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: wood sugestion for a cutaway |
I broke 3 pieces of mahogany before I got it right, on the pipe. |
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| Author: | Terence Kennedy [ Tue Oct 05, 2010 11:28 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: wood sugestion for a cutaway |
Todd Stock wrote: EIR, cocobolo, or walnut...NOT curly anigre or figured mahogany. You can increase your chances of a successful bend in most highly figured woods (non-rosewoods) by using SuperSoft II. What's your schedule for using Super Soft to bend sides Todd? |
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| Author: | Mike Collins [ Tue Oct 05, 2010 1:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: wood sugestion for a cutaway |
Quarter sawn rosewoods & Imbuia ! You san make pretzels with these woods! I'd take the cutaway thickness down to .070 Or 1.8mm Mike |
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| Author: | Howard Klepper [ Tue Oct 05, 2010 1:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: wood sugestion for a cutaway |
Cocobolo is easy. I hear bubinga is hard to bend. So you are probably ahead of the game. |
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| Author: | weslewis [ Tue Oct 05, 2010 7:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: wood sugestion for a cutaway |
Thanks I appreciate the advise.!!!! |
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