I was bending the sides for my #10 last night. When I bend, I bend on the pipe, then fit to a form as I bend. Saves me time, and it's easier than working from the pipe to the side on the initial bend. I do usually have to do a little touch up when fitting to the sides, but usually it's pretty easy. Anyway, I was bending some Sycamore sides, thinned to about 2.2 mm. I was putting a wet paper towel on the iron to keep from scorching the light colored wood. Well I bent the wood, clamped it to the form for about 30 minutes while I bent the other side. Then I set it on my drill press table after bending to put the other side on it. Went back to compare the bends, and saw this.
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I figured it was an anomaly, so I put the other side up there and wen about my business gluing the tail block and the neck in place. Came back and found the second side had done this!
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Maybe I should have just warmed them up and set them aside. Maybe they would have bent themselves! I had to adjust every bend to make them fit, but fit they did. I mostly just had to rub the reverse side over the hot iron, pulling out on the bend to soften it. Worked fine, but even the waist bends had tightened. Best waist bends I've ever had. This stuff bends like butter!
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