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| Author: | GNGuitars [ Tue Nov 30, 2010 1:28 am ] |
| Post subject: | Macassar Ebony nerves... |
Trying to pull some tips from the grand knowledge base out there about bending Macassar ebony. Am I crazy to try and do it by hand on a hot pipe? Any tips or advice would be graciously accepted. Thanks, |
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| Author: | Alexandru Marian [ Tue Nov 30, 2010 3:20 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Macassar Ebony nerves... |
What is the thickness? Very dense wood needs to be thinned more, at least imho. You can bend it with a reasonable effort and the guitar will not weight a ton.... |
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| Author: | Arnt Rian [ Tue Nov 30, 2010 6:16 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Macassar Ebony nerves... |
I've done a couple, and I find it a bit more difficult to bend than rosewoods, anyways. I did the one in the picture recently, and the cutaway and bindings were done on a pipe. The most challenging part on this one was the bindings, as there was quite a bit of runout, and ebony with runout is no fun to bend. On the bright side, the darker it is, the easier it is to hide repairs, so with a bit of patience, diligence and some CA glue it should still turn out OK.  
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