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Author:  B. Howard [ Wed Jun 20, 2012 7:01 pm ]
Post subject:  Herring bone
Anyone out there making their own herring bone purfs? Gave it one shot so far, it looked cool but was done out of pieces to coarse to bend so I am looking for any tips you may have. Thanks.
Author:  Hupaand [ Wed Jun 20, 2012 10:35 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Herring bone
I downloaded this a long time ago, I can't remember from where. Might be useful.
Author:  Markus Schmid [ Thu Jun 21, 2012 6:36 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Herring bone
Hupaand wrote:
I downloaded this a long time ago, I can't remember from where.

Very nice description, thanks for forwarding the pdf.

It looks a bit like the pdf could have been assembled from Michael F. Lazar's post here. Couldn't find it on Michael F. Lazar's own website.
Author:  Cocephus [ Thu Jun 21, 2012 7:24 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Herring bone
Brian,
I made the herringbone purflings for my first guitar and like you, I found it difficult to bend into place until I got the crazy idea of heating them with a woodburning pen with the tip removed. I just rolled the shaft of the pen on them and they relaxed and bent right into place (gotta be careful not to scorch the wood though).
I really think that it worked so well because I used TB1 for the assembly and glueing in place, and glued the herringbone to the border lines (in my case BWB, each being .020" making a total of .060" on each side) before installation just to make sure that the herringbone didn`t seperate during bending. The total width of the purfling is .225", not counting the binding, which is pretty wide, now that I take another look at it. BTW, I bent them dry.
The woods I used at that time were walnut and maple, being very pliable woods to start with.
I hope this helps.
Coe Franklin
Author:  Burton LeGeyt [ Thu Jun 21, 2012 8:57 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Herring bone
Brian,

I make my own and always make a bit extra because as you said, it can be difficult to bend cleanly. I use titebond II or III and bend slowly and on a fairly high heat on the pipe. I would say heating up a large area and then focussing on the bend makes all the difference. If I focus on one spot at a time it almost always breaks. That is the nice thing about the electric LMI bender, it has a nice flat-ish area on the side.

Here is my toughest challenge, a double row glued up and then bent as one so all the points lined up. Took a couple tries. I'm not sure I would try it again but at least it worked once!
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Author:  ernie [ Thu Jun 21, 2012 11:29 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Herring bone
I made up sets of maple /walnut using the photos in bogdanovich book on classical gtr making. I have yet to bend them . I have a woodburning pen .Great idea.
Author:  B. Howard [ Thu Jun 21, 2012 4:11 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Herring bone
Thanks for all the great input. I'm gonna give another go on my next guitar, if at first you don't succeed........
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