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meddlingfool
 Post subject: Bending black limba...
PostPosted: Fri Sep 26, 2014 10:10 pm 
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I've got one set ready to bend. Anyone used it before? Any tips?
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Nope, but I'm very interested, as well. Eat Drink

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I have used it once and it went pretty well. I used a hot pipe as hot as I could get it, spritzed the sides down well and repeated the spritzing during the bend. Took the side down to around 1.8mm with the cutaway section further thinned to around 1.6mm. This was my first ever build and have made 4 more instruments since from paduak, koa, ziricote and mahogany and the limba was no more difficult than the others subsequently were (and definitely easier than the ziricote!)


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Probably some of the easiest wood to bend I've used. Start the waist at 270F, as temperature rises, lower bout, then upper bout, finish the last half inch on the waist to tighten everything up. Cook for 5 mins on 300F. No spring back, as I said really easy, bit like walnut.

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Bends really well. I use a hot pipe, wipe on water with a sponge as needed to ease bending and keep from scorching. Sides were about .095"

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Awesome, thanks!
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Lee, Colin and Brian:
Nice guitars, fellas. VERY nice!
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Wow 3 beautiful black limba guitars.

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Bobc wrote:
Wow 3 beautiful black limba guitars.

I agree! Quite lovely!

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I picked up half a dozen sets...Image
Seems to have some flame in it too...


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Awesome wood to work with, bends easy and sands and finishes to a beautiful look.

My result
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When I used it on my electric. The it had quite deep pores . The really sucked up the finish. Really pretty wood . Nice guitars pictured really beautiful.
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Beautiful guitars guys!

Never used it but I would say from the comments it is pretty "Limba"..... laughing6-hehe

Not sure why it would be called Black though...

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Colin S
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Bobc wrote:
Wow 3 beautiful black limba guitars.


Bob, my set came from the first offering of it you made many years ago.

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